I am trying to write a script that will find the start and end times for specific transactions, and calculate the elapsed time for each transaction. I am looking for the "Start", grabbing the transaction number, then looking for the matching "End", which works fine most of the time. The problem I am having is that the transactions do not always finish before the next one begins, so specific transactions may have their start and end times interspersed.
A simplified example would be: 201011191101 - T122 - Start ... 201011191115 - T122 - End ... 201011191118 - T123 - Start .... 201011191127 - T124 - Start .... 201011191129 - T124 - End .... 201011191130 - T123 - End How would you go about this in Perl? Also, it is possible that there might be a Start in one log file, and the matching End would be in the next log file. How do you account for those situations. -- Al Oomens Wheaton, IL. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
