Reading File to Array

[Bionicjoe]

I have a series of files that I am first formatting with a RegEx script, then reading into an array, which will be posted into a form. Each file will have the same info, but not always in the same order.For instance, the 'Salesperson' may be the first line or next to last. 'Date, phone, or address fields may be various places.

I can write my RegEx script to place an array index number in front of each item/line of the file. Is it possible to load the data into an array based on these numbers? The _ReadFileToArray function simply reads each line into an array in order, so that won't work, but that's basically what I want to do.

A sample file. The numbers are array index numbers. As I stated above, the index numbers won't always be in this order, but I'll always need the phone numbers in array position 5 & 7 for instance.

1, Julie Jones

2, 2/25/09

4, Widgets, Inc.

6, Fred Contact

5, (111) 555-1303

8, 7

3, 7010000-01

9, BLDG SUIT APT 101

10, 123 Street BLVD

11, BOWLING GREEN KY 42104

7, 222 555-1234

12, bwlky0015abcdabcd.bwlkydomain.com

[Melba23]

Bionicjoe,

It is a bit roundabout, but you could try something like this:

- make those numbers double-digit (00 - 12).

- read the file into an array using _FileReadToArray.

- sort the array with _ArraySort to get the elements into the correct place.

- run StringTrimLeft in a loop through the array to delete the numbers.

If you can write a RegEx to get the numbers in the right place in the file, that should pose you no difficulty at all!

M23

[martin]

Bionicjoe,

It is a bit roundabout, but you could try something like this:

- make those numbers double-digit (00 - 12).

- read the file into an array using _FileReadToArray.

- sort the array with _ArraySort to get the elements into the correct place.

- run StringTrimLeft in a loop through the array to delete the numbers.

If you can write a RegEx to get the numbers in the right place in the file, that should pose you no difficulty at all!

M23

No need to make the numbers double digit. Just exactly as Melba23 says but no need for _Arraysort, just create a new array with the same number of elements, step through each element of the array and the index of the new array is Number($array[$n]) and the string is, as M23 says, StringTrimeLeft($array[$n],STringInSTr($array[$n],",")) Edited March 7, 2010 by martin

[Melba23]

martin,

Clever!

M23

[Bionicjoe]

Please note my status.

Forgot about ArraySort.

I think this is going to do what I need. Thanks.

I have another question posted in UltraEdit's forums about getting the addresses formatted.

It's the last hurdle I face.

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