UPPER CASE Transformation 2

[christiniaroelin]

Hi,
iam trying to make the following transformation on the file:
print first line as it is!
from second line thru end -2 lines change from the SECOND FIELD ONWARD TOUPPER CASE (FIRST FIELD REMAINS IN LOWER CASE).
print the last two lines unmodified.
for eg:

input file:

record
string(") in1 null(" "),
decimal) in2 null(" "),
....
...
string ("\n")
end

expected output file:

record
string(") IN1 NULL(" "),
decimal) IN2 NULL(" "),
....
...
string ("\n")
end


Thank you!

 

[vgersh99]

a brute force:

nawk -v tot="$(wc -l < chris.txt)" -f chris.awk chris.txt

here's chris.awk:

NR < (tot-2) && NR != 1 {
   for(i=2;i<=NF;i++)
      $i=toupper($i);
}
1

vlad
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[christiniaroelin]

HI vgersh,
I tried the code that you had sent..but it resulted in a 0byte output file.
Thanks for your time!!
roelin

 

[vgersh99]

what shell are you using?
do you have 'nawk'?

if not ksh/bash, try this:
nawk -v tot="`wc -l < chris.txt`" -f chris.awk chris.txt

vlad
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[PHV]

it resulted in a 0byte output file
I hope you don't tried <file.txt >file.txt
vlad, I'd replace NR < (tot-2) by NR < (tot-1)

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[vgersh99]

good catch, PHV - thanks!

vlad
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