parsing and storing multiple values using 'awk'

[linux_buzz]

Hi all,

I got stuck into a problem. I have a variable in which the data is stored as below:

variable_test=0m0.001s 0m0.001s 0m0.001s 0m0.001s 0m0.001s 0m0.001s .....an so on.

There are lots of values in format like "3m1.057s" are stored in variable_test separated with an space between two such values.

For exapmple, value is "3m1.057s"
I need to save different parts of a value in three separate array variables such as
the
var_hour=3
var_min=1
var_sec= 057

Can anyone tell if this can be done using "awk". A "WHILE" loop might be used to separate and store theses values I guess?
Please help me out. Thanks

[markcole]

Sure it can be done. Use "m" as a seperator to get the hour, use "." to split the min sec parts, then drop the "s" at the end.