Need awk script for removing duplicate records

I have huge txt file having millions of trade data.
For e.g
Trade.txt (first 8 lines in the file is header info)

COB_DATE,TRADE_ID,SOURCE_SYSTEM_TRADE_ID,TRADE_GROUP_ID,
TRADE_TYPE,DEALER_NAME,EXTERNAL_COUNTERPARTY_ID,
EXTERNAL_COUNTERPARTY_NAME,DB_COUNTERPARTY_ID,
DB_COUNTERPARTY_NAME,TRADE_DATE,SOURCE_MTM,
SOURCE_MTM_DATE,PAY_RATE,PAY_AMOUNT,PAY_CURRENCY,
RCV_RATE,RCV_AMOUNT,RCV_CURRENCY,CALL_PUT,BUY_SELL,
MATURITY_DATE,STRIKE,UNDERLYING,PREMIUM,PREMIUM_CURRENCY,
MTM_CCY,COUNTRY,,,,MATURITY_DATE,,
30/03/2009,17981-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,84450.7476,30/03/2009,,4200000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,139,USD,199061.35,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17980-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,183108.5122,30/03/2009,,6600000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,137,USD,374182.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17978-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-7841.8551,30/03/2009,,-390000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-20803.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17977-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-1709.1223,30/03/2009,,-85000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-4534.15,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17976-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-9651.514,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-25604.64,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17975-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-8042.9283,30/03/2009,,-400000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-21337.2,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,

In this file I have duplicate records having same trade id(2nd field) but cob dates(1st field) are different .
I want to write awk script that will remove duplicate record(s) (i.e having older cob date) and keep record having latest cob date.
Can anybody please help me?

Your data sample is not really representative for the issue at hand - you don't have different dates for the same cobIDs, but try this (assuming that the records/lines are in temporal order):

nawk -F, 'FNR <=8 {print; next} {a[$2]=$0} END {for (i in a) print a}' myFile

Also for the future try using BB codes when posting data/code samples.

Hi thanks alot for solution.But this script is not considering all the records.

My input file having million records.

30/03/2009,17981-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,84450.7476,30/03/2009,,4200000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,139,USD,199061.35,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17980-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,183108.5122,30/03/2009,,6600000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,137,USD,374182.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17978-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-7841.8551,30/03/2009,,-390000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-20803.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17977-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-1709.1223,30/03/2009,,-85000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-4534.15,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17976-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-9651.514,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-25604.64,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17975-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-8042.9283,30/03/2009,,-400000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-21337.2,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17974-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-51173.1316,30/03/2009,,-2545000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-135757.93,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17973-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST I,MELLONQUEST I,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-6032.1963,30/03/2009,,-300000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-16002.9,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17972-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-16923.6655,30/03/2009,,-610000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-34583.55,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17971-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-21085.2226,30/03/2009,,-760000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-43087.7,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17970-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-17201.1027,30/03/2009,,-620000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-35150.49,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17969-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-110974.8559,30/03/2009,,-4000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-226777.44,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17968-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST I,MELLONQUEST I,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-13316.9827,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-27213.28,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17962-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,23/03/2009,-3606.6828,30/03/2009,,-130000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-7370.26,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17960-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-149704.8449,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/04/2011,2.3,USD,-6880999.5,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/04/2011,,
30/03/2009,17959-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-435720.3749,30/03/2009,,-20000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,03/01/2011,2,USD,-12858000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,03/01/2011,,
30/03/2009,17958-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-256346.867,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,03/01/2011,2.2,USD,-7200000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,03/01/2011,,
30/03/2009,17957-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-762701.3198,30/03/2009,,-30000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/07/2010,2,USD,-16455000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/07/2010,,
30/03/2009,17956-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-269765.1783,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/07/2010,2.2,USD,-5856999,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/07/2010,,
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when I ran ur script I got following results.
30/03/2009,17981-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,84450.7476,30/03/2009,,4200000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,139,USD,199061.35,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17980-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,183108.5122,30/03/2009,,6600000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,137,USD,374182.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17978-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-7841.8551,30/03/2009,,-390000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-20803.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17977-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-1709.1223,30/03/2009,,-85000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-4534.15,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17976-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-9651.514,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-25604.64,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17975-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-8042.9283,30/03/2009,,-400000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-21337.2,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17974-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-51173.1316,30/03/2009,,-2545000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-135757.93,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
27/03/2009,17927-G,MIDAS,,FX American Option,,VENTURA HEDGE,VENTURA HEDGE,DBSA,DBSA,09/03/2009,,27/03/2009,,4100000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,10/09/2009,.000001,USD,784248,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,10/09/2009,,
27/03/2009,16058-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,BES,BES,DBSA,DBSA,29/09/2006,,27/03/2009,,62900000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,05/10/2009,2.95,USD,8900350,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,05/10/2009,,

So if you see output file it didn't fetch recods from 17973 and so on.........
Also nawk command is not working on my bash shell.so ran this command by creating awk file(sample.awk) with "FNR <=8 {print; next} {a[$2]=$0} END {for (i in a) print a[i]}" and then ran it as awk -f sample.awk trade.txt

Firstly, as already indicated, please use the BB codes when posting data/code samples - you'll increase the chances of somebody actually looking at/answering your questions.

Secondly, here's what I've tried based on your latest data sample trade.txt:

trade.txt:

COB_DATE,TRADE_ID,SOURCE_SYSTEM_TRADE_ID,TRADE_GROUP_ID,
TRADE_TYPE,DEALER_NAME,EXTERNAL_COUNTERPARTY_ID,
EXTERNAL_COUNTERPARTY_NAME,DB_COUNTERPARTY_ID,
DB_COUNTERPARTY_NAME,TRADE_DATE,SOURCE_MTM,
SOURCE_MTM_DATE,PAY_RATE,PAY_AMOUNT,PAY_CURRENCY,
RCV_RATE,RCV_AMOUNT,RCV_CURRENCY,CALL_PUT,BUY_SELL,
MATURITY_DATE,STRIKE,UNDERLYING,PREMIUM,PREMIUM_CURRENCY,
MTM_CCY,COUNTRY,,,,MATURITY_DATE,,
30/03/2009,17981-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,84450.7476,30/03/2009,,4200000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,139,USD,199061.35,BR
L,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17980-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,183108.5122,30/03/2009,,6600000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,137,USD,374182.77,B
RL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17978-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-7841.8551,30/03/2009,,-390000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-208
03.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17977-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-1709.1223,30/03/2009,,-85000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-45
34.15,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17976-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-9651.514,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-25604.64,B
RL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17975-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-8042.9283,30/03/2009,,-400000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-21337.2,BRL
,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17974-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-51173.1316,30/03/2009,,-2545000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-135
757.93,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17973-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST I,MELLONQUEST I,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-6032.1963,30/03/2009,,-300000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-16002
.9,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17972-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-16923.6655,30/03/2009,,-610000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-34
583.55,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17971-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-21085.2226,30/03/2009,,-760000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-43087.7,
BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17970-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-17201.1027,30/03/2009,,-620000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-35150.49,B
RL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17969-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-110974.8559,30/03/2009,,-4000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-22
6777.44,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17968-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST I,MELLONQUEST I,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-13316.9827,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-2721
3.28,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17962-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,23/03/2009,-3606.6828,30/03/2009,,-130000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-7
370.26,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17960-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-149704.8449,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/04/2011,2.3,US
D,-6880999.5,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/04/2011,,
30/03/2009,17959-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-435720.3749,30/03/2009,,-20000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,03/01/2011,2,USD,
-12858000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,03/01/2011,,
30/03/2009,17958-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-256346.867,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,03/01/2011,2.2,USD
,-7200000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,03/01/2011,,
30/03/2009,17957-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-762701.3198,30/03/2009,,-30000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/07/2010,2,USD,
-16455000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/07/2010,,
30/03/2009,17956-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-269765.1783,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/07/2010,2.2,US
D,-5856999,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/07/2010,,

running:

nawk -F, 'FNR <=8 {print; next} {a[$2]=$0} END {for (i in a) print a}' trade.txt

produced:

COB_DATE,TRADE_ID,SOURCE_SYSTEM_TRADE_ID,TRADE_GROUP_ID,
TRADE_TYPE,DEALER_NAME,EXTERNAL_COUNTERPARTY_ID,
EXTERNAL_COUNTERPARTY_NAME,DB_COUNTERPARTY_ID,
DB_COUNTERPARTY_NAME,TRADE_DATE,SOURCE_MTM,
SOURCE_MTM_DATE,PAY_RATE,PAY_AMOUNT,PAY_CURRENCY,
RCV_RATE,RCV_AMOUNT,RCV_CURRENCY,CALL_PUT,BUY_SELL,
MATURITY_DATE,STRIKE,UNDERLYING,PREMIUM,PREMIUM_CURRENCY,
MTM_CCY,COUNTRY,,,,MATURITY_DATE,,
30/03/2009,17980-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,183108.5122,30/03/2009,,6600000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,137,USD,374182.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17974-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-51173.1316,30/03/2009,,-2545000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-135757.93,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17957-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-762701.3198,30/03/2009,,-30000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/07/2010,2,USD,-16455000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/07/2010,,
30/03/2009,17968-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST I,MELLONQUEST I,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-13316.9827,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-27213.28,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17970-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-17201.1027,30/03/2009,,-620000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-35150.49,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17981-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLON ADM,MELLON ADM,DBSA,DBSA,26/03/2009,84450.7476,30/03/2009,,4200000,BRL,,,USD,C,B,26/05/2009,139,USD,199061.35,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17975-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUESTX FIM,QUESTX FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-8042.9283,30/03/2009,,-400000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-21337.2,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17958-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-256346.867,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,03/01/2011,2.2,USD,-7200000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,03/01/2011,,
30/03/2009,17969-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST30,MELLONQUEST30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-110974.8559,30/03/2009,,-4000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-226777.44,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17960-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-149704.8449,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/04/2011,2.3,USD,-6880999.5,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/04/2011,,
30/03/2009,17971-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-21085.2226,30/03/2009,,-760000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-43087.7,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17976-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST90 FIM,QUEST90 FIM,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-9651.514,30/03/2009,,-480000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-25604.64,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17959-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-435720.3749,30/03/2009,,-20000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,03/01/2011,2,USD,-12858000,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,03/01/2011,,
30/03/2009,17972-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-16923.6655,30/03/2009,,-610000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-34583.55,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17977-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-1709.1223,30/03/2009,,-85000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-4534.15,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17962-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,ADVANTAGE QUEST,ADVANTAGE QUEST,DBSA,DBSA,23/03/2009,-3606.6828,30/03/2009,,-130000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,137,USD,-7370.26,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17973-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELLONQUEST I,MELLONQUEST I,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-6032.1963,30/03/2009,,-300000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-16002.9,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,
30/03/2009,17956-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,MELGLOMKTFICFIM,DBSA,DBSA,18/03/2009,-269765.1783,30/03/2009,,-15000000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,01/07/2010,2.2,USD,-5856999,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,01/07/2010,,
30/03/2009,17978-G,MIDAS,,FX Euro Option,,QUEST MACRO 30,QUEST MACRO 30,DBSA,DBSA,24/03/2009,-7841.8551,30/03/2009,,-390000,BRL,,,USD,C,S,26/05/2009,139,USD,-20803.77,BRL,BRL,BRZ,,,,26/05/2009,,

Is there something wrong with the output?

Hi All,

I have huge trade file with milions of trades.I need to remove duplicate records (e.g I have following records)
30/10/2009,trdeId1,..,..
26/10/2009.tradeId1,..,..,,
30/10/2009,tradeId2,..

In the above case i need to filter duplicate recods and I should get following output.
30/10/2009,trdeId1,..,..
30/10/2009,tradeId2,..
(trade record with latest COB date)
COB -closed of business day

I need to handle following three conditions.
1.Trade file will be sorted in ascending order on first two columns(COB date and trade id)
2.Trade file will be sorted in descending order on first two columns(COB date and trade id)
3.Trade file may not have duplicate records.
In all the above condition my code should work.

I have written following code.but it doen't seems to be working.As i m new to awk can anybody help me in getting this.

#!/usr/bin/gawk
BEGIN {
FS = ","
}
END {
print prevLine;
}
{
if( FNR == 1)
{
prevDate=$1;
prevSourceTradeId=$2;
prevLine=$0;
}
else
{
if(prevSourceTradeId==$2)
{
if((compareDate(prevDate,$1) == 1))
{
print prevLine;
flag=true
}
else
{
prevDate=$1;
prevLine=$0;
prevSourceTradeId=$2;
print prevLine;
flag=true
}
}
else
{
if(flag)
{
prevDate=$1;
prevSourceTradeId=$2;
prevLine=$0;
}
else print prevLine;
prevDate=$1;
prevSourceTradeId=$2;
prevLine=$0;
flag=false;
}
}
}
}
function compareDate(lhsDate, rhsDate)
{
lhsSize = split(lhsDate, lhsFields, "/");
rhsSize = split(rhsDate, rhsFields, "/");
if(lhsSize != rhsSize)
{
print "Invalid prevDate " lhsDate " "rhsDate;
return 0;
}
for(i = rhsSize; i > 0; i--)
{
if(lhsFields [i]> rhsFields[i]) return 1;
}
return 0;
}
{

Can anybody please have look at this isssue?

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