The while loop

[frangac]

Hi All, PHV

Below is my script that reads the .ini file and if the start time is 12:00 is should them activate
the instance which it does but due to the data base allready marked as active , it returns a "MESG"
But when the next instance (conductor_DCAPS_E10_12) is read it does the system command system("Instance ACTIVATE " $1 ">" VOL) but it does not enter the while loop. It should also read Text: conductor_TAS_Chain_16 is marked allready as active in the data base

Strange enough if the first instance start time is not 12:00 then the second instance will produce
a "MESG"

Please help


FILE.ini
=========
NAME START END
---- ----- ---
conductor_TAS_Chain_16 11:00 12:00
conductor_DCAPS_E10_12 12:00 13:00
conductor_VSAT_Chain_29 11:00 10:00


What am I not doing right

awk -F " " '{
            #"date \"+%T\""  | getline Date
            Date="12:00"
            VOL="Conductor_msg"
          
          {if($2==substr(Date,1,5)){
            print $1,"ACTIVATE"
                system("Instance ACTIVATE " $1 ">" VOL)
                    while( getline MESG < VOL > 0 )
                        if(MESG~/successfuly/){    
                              print $1,MESG                
                        }
                        else if(MESG~/Text./){ 
                                 print MESG        
                        system("send_alarm") 
                        }
                        }
            else if($3==substr(Date,1,5)){
            print $1,"DEACTIVATE"
                system("Instance DEACTIVATE " $1 ">" VOL)
                     while ( getline MESG < VOL > 0 )
                        {if(MESG~/successfuly./){
                                print $1,MESG
                        }
                        else if(MESG~/Text./){
                                print MESG;
                        system("send_alarm") 
                        }
                        }
                        }
                }
                }' FILE.ini

My Result
==========
conductor_TAS_Chain_16 ACTIVATE
Text: conductor_TAS_Chain_16 is marked allready as active in the data base

conductor_DCAPS_E10_12 ACTIVATE

FILE.ini
=========
NAME START END
---- ----- ---
conductor_TAS_Chain_16 12:00 13:00
conductor_DCAPS_E10_12 12:00 13:00
conductor_VSAT_Chain_29 11:00 10:00

Many Thanks
Chris

 

[frangac]

Hi All,

I think I have solved my problem , the close(VOL) was missing

Thanks
Chris