ok i have a vb program im writing that sends an argument to our an awk script on one of our linux servers, and then returns a report to my vb program to be displayed. But now i have a problem of getting extra spaces in the page. here is some of the report i get back.
7101088 155gm1b% 0
INPROCESS
88059 278/ 300 162 0 06-23-04 07-16-04 07-12-04
88543 300/ 300 0 0 07-12-04 08-02-04
ORDERS
UX:sh (sh): ERROR : cnvtmast : Not found
ECN FILE /u/in.dt/ecn/melg/eajcyv
7101088 copied from 6732801
6732801
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ADVANCED QUALITY PLANNING CHECKLIST:
Cust:_Bobcat-Gwinner______ Used on model:______________ EAU: __________
and here is what it is suppose to look like, or what it looks like when i just run the awk script from linux and if i put the output into a text file and open it in say textpad or a good text editor.
7101088 155gm1b% 0
INPROCESS
88059 278/ 300 162 0 06-23-04 07-16-04 07-12-04
88543 300/ 300 0 0 07-12-04 08-02-04
ORDERS
96 04-07-19K BOBCAT-GWN
141 04-07-26K BOBCAT-GWN
142 04-08-02K BOBCAT-GWN
2 04-08-03 BOBCAT-SERV
133 04-08-09K BOBCAT-GWN
ECN FILE /u/in.dt/ecn/melg/eajcyv
7101088 copied from 6732801
6732801
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ADVANCED QUALITY PLANNING CHECKLIST:
Cust:_Bobcat-Gwinner______ Used on model:______________ EAU: __________
so my question is how would you go about getting rid of the extra white space. i would normally just write a routine that would remove a certain amount of spaces per line but since the extra spaces in every line isnt the same that wont work. so i was wondering what would be the best way to do this. thanks