Re: Dealing with return characters

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58732
interpreted = N
texte = ok, since I've eliminated HOURS of hairpulling figuring that out for you, use your time constructively: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html :) Brian B. Burton I make WebDNA FUN! On Jul 9, 2004, at 2:12 PM, Patrick McCormick wrote: > Thanks. You've helped me trim my schizophrenia by at least three > personalities. > > Pat > > On Jul 9, 2004, at 2:02 PM, Brian B. Burton wrote: > >> here's the code you need based on a thingy i made to clean up that >> excuse MS calls a tab-delimited text file that Excel produces. >> >> [text]stuff=[include file=startfile][/text] >> >> [text]stuff=[grep >> search=%0A%0D%0A%0D&replace=NEWRECORD][stuff][/grep][/text] >> [text]stuff=[grep search=%0A%0D&replace=%09][stuff][/grep][/text] >> [text]stuff=[grep >> search=NEWRECORD&replace=%0A%0D][stuff][/grep][/text] >> >> [writefile file=output.db&secure=F][stuff][/writefile] >> >> >> >> Brian B. Burton >> Burton Logistics >> 973-263-3036 973-296-6862 (cell) >> Specializing in website design and development to make your customers >> exclaim: >> "Out of all the websites I visit, yours is the easiest to use!" >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 9, 2004, at 1:50 PM, Patrick McCormick wrote: >> >>> I need to populate a db from text files. Text file has return >>> character between what will be each field and two returns between >>> what will become records: >>> >>> Name1 >>> Addr1 >>> City1, St1, Zip1 >>> >>> Name2 >>> Addr2 >>> City2, St2, Zip2 >>> >>> . >>> . >>> . >>> >>> I can convert all the returns to tabs or something else, but I need >>> to distinguish between single and double returns to maintain >>> individual records. What's the easiest way? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Brian B. Burton 2004)
  2. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Patrick McCormick 2004)
  3. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Larry Hewitt 2004)
  4. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Donovan Brooke 2004)
  5. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Patrick McCormick 2004)
  6. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Brian B. Burton 2004)
  7. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Brian B. Burton 2004)
  8. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Patrick McCormick 2004)
  9. Re: Dealing with return characters ( Patrick McCormick 2004)
ok, since I've eliminated HOURS of hairpulling figuring that out for you, use your time constructively: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html :) Brian B. Burton I make WebDNA FUN! On Jul 9, 2004, at 2:12 PM, Patrick McCormick wrote: > Thanks. You've helped me trim my schizophrenia by at least three > personalities. > > Pat > > On Jul 9, 2004, at 2:02 PM, Brian B. Burton wrote: > >> here's the code you need based on a thingy i made to clean up that >> excuse MS calls a tab-delimited text file that Excel produces. >> >> [text]stuff=[include file=startfile][/text] >> >> [text]stuff=[grep >> search=%0A%0D%0A%0D&replace=NEWRECORD][stuff][/grep][/text] >> [text]stuff=[grep search=%0A%0D&replace=%09][stuff][/grep][/text] >> [text]stuff=[grep >> search=NEWRECORD&replace=%0A%0D][stuff][/grep][/text] >> >> [writefile file=output.db&secure=F][stuff][/writefile] >> >> >> >> Brian B. Burton >> Burton Logistics >> 973-263-3036 973-296-6862 (cell) >> Specializing in website design and development to make your customers >> exclaim: >> "Out of all the websites I visit, yours is the easiest to use!" >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 9, 2004, at 1:50 PM, Patrick McCormick wrote: >> >>> I need to populate a db from text files. Text file has return >>> character between what will be each field and two returns between >>> what will become records: >>> >>> Name1 >>> Addr1 >>> City1, St1, Zip1 >>> >>> Name2 >>> Addr2 >>> City2, St2, Zip2 >>> >>> . >>> . >>> . >>> >>> I can convert all the returns to tabs or something else, but I need >>> to distinguish between single and double returns to maintain >>> individual records. What's the easiest way? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pat >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Brian B. Burton

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

[OT] RedHat - GNOME (2004) Heads up, cookies *may* be outlawed in Europe (2001) 'does not contain' operator needed ... (1997) HELP WITH DATES (1997) Question about Webcatalog and Webstar for Mac OS X (1998) Timer Values on [redirect] (1998) Trouble with formula.db + more explanation (1997) Triggers (1999) How to verify email address (1997) Dreamweaver Integration (1998) Associative lookup style? + bit more (1997) [OT] JS Libraries (2007) [WebDNA] Count Lines (2011) WebDNA maxing out processor (2008) Off-topic: Message to Will Stark ... (2003) Dynamic Pop up menu? (1997) [BULK] [WebDNA] [BULK] which of these tags exist in 7.0 (2011) Errata: WCS Newbie question (1997) RequiredFields parameter (1998) [shownext max (1997)