Hi Steffen, > (For the list: mawk(1) requires a fflush("") in order to "getline < > NAME" a file NAME that has been written via "print >> NAME" before, > even though fflush("") is not standard and i cannot imagine a > situation where an awk(1) script would not like to see a fflush("") on > NAME before it starts a getline.)
Can you not close() NAME after writing to it before re-opening it for getline? From mawk(1): Close is used to reread a file or command, Cheers, Ralph.