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max of two column

vb1612
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Hi , my search output is like

mysearch | table col1 col2 col3

I want col4 as max(col1,col2)

Thanks

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renjith_nair
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@vb1612 ,

should be possible with a simple eval unless there are some hidden complexities.

|eval col4=if(col1>col2,col1,col2)
---
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renjith_nair
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@vb1612 ,

should be possible with a simple eval unless there are some hidden complexities.

|eval col4=if(col1>col2,col1,col2)
---
What goes around comes around. If it helps, hit it with Karma 🙂
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