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#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w #=========================================================== # Get/Organize Parm & Variables #=========================================================== if ($ARGV[0]) { $parm = $ARGV[0];} else { print "Prameter missing.... \n"; die "Program Terminated... \n"; } chomp($parm); @parm_list = split(/\|/,$parm); $a = @parm_list; if ($a != 2) { die "Number of parameters not satisfied\n";} else { ($first_item_num, $last_item_num)= @parm_list; } $first_item_num =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g; #trim $last_item_num =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g; $seq = 0; # create a variable %cat_key_hash =(); # init hashes %cat_dtl_hash =(); #=======================================================================================# # M A I N P R O G R A M #=======================================================================================# open_files(); load_hash(); print_list(); close_files(); #=======================================================================================# # E N D O F P R O G R A M # #=======================================================================================# sub open_files{ $datadir = "/dir"; open (INP, "<$datadir/$flat_file")|| die "Couldn't open Flat file, $!\n"; open (OUTRPT, ">$datadir/$file_rpt"); } #=======================================================================================# sub load_hash{ while(<INPEDI>) { chomp; $inp_str = $_ ; ## Let inp_str =>CAT_NUM DESCRIPTION PRICE ($inp_cat_num, $inp_desc, $inp_price) = split(/\|/,$inp_str); if ($cat_key_hash{$inp_cat_num}) { $seq = $cat_key_hash{$f_cust_po} $seq ++ ($cat_key_hash{$inp_cat_num}) = $seq; # concatenate sequence number with catalog number # to make the key to be unique ($cat_dtl_hash{$inp_cat_num.$seq}) = $inp_str; } elsif if ($cat_key_hash{$inp_cat_num}) { $seq = 1; ($cat_key_hash{$inp_cat_num}) = $seq; ($cat_dtl_hash{$inp_cat_num.$seq}) = $inp_str; } } #end while } #end sub #=======================================================================================# sub print_list{ # order your key list @key_list = sort {$a <=> $b} (keys %cat_key_hash); foreach $key (@klist){ if (( $key >= first_cat_num) and ( $key <= $last_cat_num)) { $seq = $cat_key_hash{$key}; #find how many records for that catalog# for (i=1, i <=$seq, i++) { #print all the details # You may split and format the output $dtl_key = $key.$i; # create key print "$cat_dtl_hash{$dtl_key}\n"; } # end for } #end if } # end print_list #=======================================================================================#