Convert text file to XML using Born shell scripts

ram2s2001 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-21-05, 00:18

If someone out there could help me out with this problem.

pdreyer · #2 (**permalink**) 10-21-05, 02:59

Maybe someone has a better idea, but this should get you started

Code:

#!/usr/bin/sh
infile=$1
outfile=$2
>$outfile # truncate out file
cat $infile | while read line
do
  rectype=`echo $line | cut -c 1-2`
  if [ "$rectype" = "01" ]
  then 
    contrycode=`echo $line | cut -c 3-4`
    # and other fields
    cat <<EOF >>$outfile
<header>
<headid>$rectype</headid>
<contry>$contrycode</country>
    # and other fields
</header>
EOF
  fi
  #if [ "$rectype" = "10" ]
  #...
done