I'm at a total loss with this one.
This is an AWK scripting question. If someone can suggest a Perl solution, I'd take that one, too.
Of course I've already tried entering Alt-0162 and a variety of single quotings, double quotings, ticks, double-double quotings, double-single quotings, etc. But, there must be some simple way to do this that I just haven't tried or know about.
Here's the script I want to use to inform our customers about a 5¢ price increase (note the 5¢). It's important to use the cents symbol, so the perception is that the increase is VERY SMALL. 5¢ is just a "nickel", after all...
========== Script begins here ==========
BEGIN { "date" | getline d
split(d,darr," ")
dtstamp=sprintf("%s %s %s %s\n",darr[1],darr[2],darr
[3],darr[6
])
}
{
{ thismail = sprintf("echo \"%s\n\nDear %s,\n\nAfter six years of
stable prices, the cost of ink has increased to a point where we can
no longer absorb it. So, we will be increasing the cost of our
premium inks by 5[the cents symbol needs to go here] per pint,
effective May 1, 2007.\n\nWe realize that this may seem like a very
small increase, but over our many customers, and the many, many
gallons shipped, it should cover the increases without greatly
affecting your core business.\n\nThank you for your time.\n\nJerry
Gilels and\nThe TelePrint Operations Team\nCustomer Service Hours:
9am-9pm Mon-Sun (CST)\n\" | mail %s -s\"[Subject goes here]\"",dtstamp,
$5)
}
system(thismail)
}
========== Script ends here ==========
Also, how can I display the double quotes (") symbol and bold-ed text in the same e-mail? I can't get them to work either.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Jerry Gilels
Dallas, TX
214-526-9692
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