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Hello. How can two files be compared for identity ?
file1.csv:
username | id_user |
Jonh | 123 |
file2.csv
username | id_user |
Jonh | 124 |
How to write a request correctly. To check if id_user is identical for one user in different files. Compare two files with the same ID or not
if file1.csv.id_user != file2.csv.id_user
There was a message that the id is different
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| inputlookup file1.csv
| rename id_user as id_user1
| append [| inputlookup file2.csv]
| stats values(id_user1) as id_user1 values(id_user) as id_user2 by username
| where id_user1 != id_user2
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What about the below solution,
| set diff
[| inputlookup file1.csv]
[| inputlookup file2.csv]
| stats values(group), values(id_user) by user
Sid
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| inputlookup file1.csv
| rename id_user as id_user1
| append [| inputlookup file2.csv]
| stats values(id_user1) as id_user1 values(id_user) as id_user2 by username
| where id_user1 != id_user2
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But how to make the check on two attributes.
but how to do a check on two attributes. if both are not alike
when I write a check for two attributes using "or". that is, one thing is similar, nothing comes out of my output. And if both are not alike, then everything turns out right
If
file1.csv
user | id_user | group |
John | 123 | 56 |
file2.csv
user | id_user | group |
John | 124 | 56 |
| inputlookup file1.csv
| rename id_user as id_user1
| rename group as group1
| append [| inputlookup file2.csv]
| stats values(id_user1) as id_user1 values(id_user) as id_user2 values(group1) as group1 values(group) as group2 by username
| where id_user1 != id_user2 or group1 != group2
output:
user | id_user1 | id_user2 | group1 | group2 |
John | 123 | 124 | 56 | 56 |
but need:
user | id_user1 | id_user2 | group |
John | 123 | 124 | 56 |
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| makeresults
| eval user="John", id_user=123, group=56
| rename id_user as id_user1
| rename group as group1
| append
[| makeresults
| eval user="John", id_user=124, group=56]
| stats values(id_user1) as id_user1 values(id_user) as id_user2 values(group1) as group1 values(group) as group2 by user
| where id_user1 != id_user2 or group1 != group2
| eval group=if(group1=group2,group1,null())
| eval group1=if(isnull(group),group1,null())
| eval group2=if(isnull(group),group2,null())
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@ITWhisperer Thanks my friend. but can you tell me how to correctly pull data from files using inputlookup? Thanks a lot !!
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| inputlookup file1.csv
| rename id_user as id_user1
| rename group as group1
| append [| inputlookup file2.csv]
| stats values(id_user1) as id_user1 values(id_user) as id_user2 values(group1) as group1 values(group) as group2 by username
| where id_user1 != id_user2 or group1 != group2
| eval group=if(group1=group2,group1,null())
| eval group1=if(isnull(group),group1,null())
| eval group2=if(isnull(group),group2,null())
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@ITWhisperer You are the best!! Thanks
