/variable-name/

[scor6800]

Hi,
I call an awk program passing a param from command-line.
I want to see if a line from my input filename suits to the passing variable.
I can't use
$0 ~ /varname/ {...}
because awk understands varname as a string.
Any ideas?

 

[PHV]

And this ?
$0 ~ varname {...}

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[scor6800]

Yes, it did work!
I thought that "~" goes always with /.../.
Thanks PHV.