MySQL query splitting unexpectedly in Bash Script - mysql

Question

I am having issues and not understanding what the underlying cause is.
I have a table that has these three fields:
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| cid | order_id | TxRefNum |
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I am making a simple call in my bash script (there is literally no other code to start with)
#!/bin/bash
mysql --login-path=main-data -e "SELECT
cid,
order_id,
TxRefNum
FROM database.orders_temp" |
while read this that other; do
echo "$this || $that || $other"
done
I would expect to see the following:
__________________________________________________________
| 29 | F0VIc - CHATEAU ROOFIN | 5555555 |
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Instead my script is splitting the string $that into two different strings .. The echo is actually:
___________________________________________________
| 29 | F0VIc | - CHATEAU ROOFIN |
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Do I have to set a delimiter when setting my variables in my while loop?? I am truly stumped!!

Answer 1

Getting output from the mysql command formatted in an intelligent way is problematic. In your case bash is interpreting the as a delimiter. You need to split a different way. I was able to get this working. You'll note the | in the query as well at the IFS line at the tope
#!/bin/bash
IFS='|' # set the delimiter
mysql --login-path=main-data -e "SELECT
29 as cid, '|',
'F0VIc - CHATEAU ROOFIN' as order_id,
'|',
5555555 as TxRefNum
FROM dual" |
while read this that other; do
echo "$this || $that || $other"
done