# program in loop.

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973>\
**Category:** Shell Programming and Scripting\
**Created:** [October 23, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973 "2009-10-23T16:31:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![kshuser](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/kshuser/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kshuser](https://community.unix.com/u/kshuser)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973/1 "2009-10-23T16:31:34Z")

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eg: sample.dat

21111111110000652 B86860003OLFXXX0000001\_20081227  
21111111110000652 B86860003ODL-SP0000002\_20081227  
21111111110000652-B94030001ODL-CH0000003\_20081227  
22222222220000653-B94030001OLFXXX0000011\_20081227  
23333333330000654-E71060001OLFXXX0000012\_20081227  
24444444440000655 E71060002OLFXXX0000014\_20081227  
24444444440000655 E71060002ODL-SP0000015\_20081227  
.....  
.....

I Want to write a program in ksh script in such a way (while read line do) that the out txt file should look like below

outfile.txt

21111111110000652 B86860003OLFXXX000000120081227 0000002 0000003  
22222222220000653-B94030001OLFXXX000001120081227  
23333333330000654-E71060001OLFXXX000001220081227  
24444444440000655 E71060002OLFXXX000001420081227 0000015

thx

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**Author:** ![cfajohnson](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/cfajohnson/32/16669_2.png) [@cfajohnson](https://community.unix.com/u/cfajohnson)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973/2 "2009-10-23T16:35:30Z")

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What is the algorithm to transform the input to the output?

What do you have to do to it?

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**Author:** ![Scott](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/scott/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Scott](https://community.unix.com/u/Scott)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973/3 "2009-10-23T16:36:16Z")

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Hi.

Is there any chance you might tell us where 0000002, etc. might come from?

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**Author:** ![kshuser](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/kshuser/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kshuser](https://community.unix.com/u/kshuser)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973/4 "2009-10-23T16:39:04Z")

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Pls read my earlier posting on this.

> **[while read line do](https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-and-scripting/122011-while-read-line-do.html)**
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> I have a .dat file like below eg: sample.DAT pre { overflow:scroll; margin:2px; padding:15px; border:3px inset; margin-right:10px; } Code: 21111111110000652 B86860003OLFXXX000000120081227 211111111100 | The UNIX and Linux Forums

> [@scottn](#):
>
> Hi.
> 
> Is there any chance you might tell us where 0000002, etc. might come from?

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**Author:** ![Scott](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/scott/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Scott](https://community.unix.com/u/Scott)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973/5 "2009-10-23T16:40:12Z")

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Sorry. I didn't realise that this was a double post!!

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**Author:** ![vgersh99](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/vgersh99/32/14851_2.png) [@vgersh99](https://community.unix.com/u/vgersh99)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/program-in-loop/251973/6 "2009-10-23T17:46:02Z")

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