MLUG: RE: [MLUG] count fields
RE: [MLUG] count fields
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On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Ross, Matthew wrote:

> > > I think he's asking about database queries, not a file.
> >
> > Maybe, but then he should have said "in any record" instead of "in any
> > row" and he should have told us which database software he's using!
>
> The "fields" and "query" were what tipped me off.

I guess you were right, judging by the later message.


> Row is a valid term for what he was describing, but "fields" isn't a
> valid term for a string in a row of a text file.

Well, it's the term used by awk/gawk.  For example...

     --field-separator fs
          Use fs for the input field separator (the value of  the
          FS predefined variable).

Mike
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