Re: [SLUG] Max in $2, $3

[Terry Collins <terryc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Howard wrote:

> That said, you'd be better doing it in a way which wouldnt load anything
> into memory, like awk (presuming positive numbers)
> 
> awk ' $2>A { A=$2 } $3>B { B=$3} END { print A,B } '

Yep, that was what I was after.
 
The file consisted of 134,069 entries like

PD 456,78

in a HPGL plot file. So culling the starting and ending lines, the :,$
s/,/ / to replace the comma by a space and running ScoTt awk line
produced what I needed; the input to the IP paramters (bottom left and
top right of the plot area.

This is alll from trying to fix programs mentioned in the postscript to
HPG converter I am seeking.

Umm, with 134,069+ lines, sort was not an option.

Thanks all.
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