FileReadToArray confusion

[Burgs]

Hello,

I am reading the following file into an array using the '_FileReadToArray' command:

-1, -1, 0
-1, -1, 1
-1, -1, 2
-1, -1, 3
-1, -1, 4
-1, -1, 5
-1, -1, 6
-1, -1, 7
-1, -1, 8
-1, -1, 9

When completed the 'Array[0]' reports that 10 records have been read into the array...which means 1 record per line, does this mean a 2D array has been created? I would have thought '30' records should have been reported as read (10 lines each of 3 values)...how do I access the values within the array,..? Is, for example, the '15th' array value (the first '-1' on the 6th line/record) accessed using something like 'myvalue = $aArray[6][0]"...? Thanks in advance...

[water]

The function only creates a 1D array as you can see from "Array[0] reports ..." which has only 1 index and therefore is a one dimensional array. You have to split the values of each line yourself.

Or you search the forum for a CSV read function like one.

Edited June 29, 2012 by water

[Mechaflash]

Did you check the output?

#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
_FileReadToArray($file, $array)
_ArrayDisplay($array)

[Burgs]

Thanks for the replies, yes I checked the output and I saw each of the 10 lines contains the 3 values...wow that is surprising I have to strip out the values into a 2D array...I thought the command would have done that already...thanks again.

[water]

Why should the command do that? The help file says "Reads the specified file into an array" not "Reads the file and splits each line into separate values storing it in a 2D array".

How should the command know which structure the file has?

If it is a CSV format (Comma Separated Values) then the link I posted is what you need.

[Mechaflash]

I don't see what's so surprising. The command does as what it's called... reads the file into an array. A string of data is just that. Just because it has commas doesn't mean that it knows it's supposed to treat it like a CSV. Jus' Sayin'

[Burgs]

Is there by any chance a command to read values into a 2D array?

[water]

As I posted above use the code written by ProgAndy.