topic Re: awk : input line too long in Operating System - HP-UX

awk : input line too long

OTii — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:38:48 GMT

On HPUX10.2, while parsing a text file from awk, i encounter an error saying :
Input line ...... connot be longer than 3,000 byte.

Can someone recommend how should I get away from this problem?

Thanks,

Re: awk : input line too long

Dennis Handly — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:45:00 GMT

This is a documented limitation of HP's awk.
You'll have to split up the lines with fold(1).
I don't know if gawk has a bigger limit.

Re: awk : input line too long

OTii — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:01:56 GMT

thanks for the info.
i have just install gawk, the problem soleved.

Thanks again.

Re: awk : input line too long

OTii — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:03:37 GMT

problem solved with gawk.

Re: awk : input line too long

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:49:35 GMT

Hi:

You can also use Perl as it is unlimited.

Regards!

...JRF...