Perl read file and parse blocks

Goni · 08-22-2010, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by konsolebox

Btw what's special about this line? I mean the arrow:

Code:

    --> 0521  17263        -       -  N/A                -      - N/A

As I find that everything except that one contains has even leading spaces.

Well, that arrow is another problem. It will shift up and down depending on the data. That means this id 0521 is a head of the members followed by. Each field in this line is a tab separated having some sort of value. A '-' and 'N/A' represents a value.

BTW: It is not there in the XML output.

konsolebox · 08-22-2010, 06:05 AM

And that XML output.. You just made the script for it now? Or is it an old file?

Goni · 08-22-2010, 06:06 AM

You mean this is a fresh output? Yes, this is a fresh sample of data. Data may vary, but fields may differ.

grail · 08-22-2010, 06:33 AM

hey konsolebox, back at ya for the code ... enjoyed seeing the better way to do my clumsy ideas

konsolebox · 08-22-2010, 09:01 AM

@grail Hey it wasn't that clumsy

. Most of the hard parts were already done - those that give me a slight fear of hesitation to start making the code. It really gave a starting boost.

P.S. I now verify that it's really easy to learn languages in forums since you also get the methods of other people. There are also lots of challenges

.