How to perform imbricated awk ?

[lalebarde]

Hello,

I need imbricated awk. As awk is not an awk command, I use system :

awk '
$1=="[PATH]" {
myPath=$2
print "Processing Directory " $2
}
$1=="[FILE]" {
print " Processing File " $2
ficPrincipal=myPath $2
ficCorrection=myPath $3
ficBase=myPath "base_" $2
ficTab=myPath "tab_" $2
echo "" > ficBase;
echo "" > ficTab;
system(awk '
BEGIN {flag=1}
flag<=1 && $1=="FREQUENCY" {print $0 >> ficBase; flag=2}
flag<=2 && $1!="1" {print $0 >> ficBase}
flag==2 && $1=="1" || flag>=3 {flag=3; print $2 " " $3 >> ficTab}
' ficPrincipal)
}
' listeGraph

My script is not complete, but at this point, I already run in error :
$ bash creeGraph
awk: cmd. line:14: system(awk
awk: cmd. line:14: ^ unexpected newline or end of string
creeGraph: line 16: =1: No such file or directory
creeGraph: line 17: =2: No such file or directory
creeGraph: line 18: ==1: command not found
creeGraph: line 18: flag: command not found
creeGraph: line 21: )
}
: command not found

Does somebody how to do it ?

[drl]

Hi.

Welcome to the forums.

By imbricated (over-lapping), I assume you are referring to what we usually call nested, but not necessarily recursive.

You appear to want to call awk from within an awk script.

If this is so, then, in the script you posted, you will need to figure out the quoting problem. Single quote to single quote is causing the problem.

So look into that, then post again if you are still having trouble. Please use the [CODE] blocks to help us see the code more clearly, for example:

system(awk '

Best wishes ... cheers, drl

PS Nice word, imbricated; I know a lot of English words, but I don't recall running across that one.

[lalebarde]

Hello drl and thank you for your answer ,

Sorry for "imbricated". Actually, I have mean "nested", as you have noticed it.

From your information, I have externalized inside awk processing into another file :

awk -- '
	$1=="[PATH]" {
		myPath=$2
		print "Traitement du répertoire " $2
	}
	$1=="[FILE]" {
		print "  Traitement du fichier " $2
		ficPrincipal=myPath $2
		ficCorrection=myPath $3
		ficBase=myPath "base_" $2
		ficTab=myPath "tab_" $2
		echo "" > ficBase;
		echo "" > ficTab;
		system(awk -f traiteFic -- ficPrincipal)
	}
	' listeGraph

There are other errors, but the nesting problem looks solved . I have to manage arguments passing to the inside awk now.