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Strange file - only CR as 'end of line'

zatlas1
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Jul 8, 2011, 7:57 AM

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Strange file - only CR as 'end of line'	Can't Post

Hi all

I get a strange text file with only CR as 'end of line', from a source that is unknown to me. I assume it is created by MicroFocus COBOL on Unix server. I am prety sure it does not come from a z/OS mainframe. The records are fixed length and it might be some standard in the originating environment. I do get other fixed length files from that environment but they all have the standard CR/LF or LF.

My question is how could I tell Perl to either view 'CR only' as 'end of line' or break the file to fixed length chunks?

Thank you all

ZA

zatlas1
Novice

Jul 8, 2011, 1:05 PM

Post #2 of 2 (1345 views)

Re: [zatlas1] Strange file - only CR as 'end of line' [In reply to]	Can't Post

Found the solution, to use the $/ (use it locally if you do not want major bugs :))

Code

       
 
      my $irs = $/; 
     {#<<<= anonimous 
       local $/ = $irs; #default 
       if (some condition...) {$/ = \229;}   
 
#to allow the program to read normal as well as stupid fixed length 228 + CR characters 
       open (INDEXIN, "$SourceFile")  or die("Couldn't open input file: $!"); 
       while (<INDEXIN>) 
       { 
          chop; #if you want to get rid of the CR  
 
          ... do something ... 
       } 
     }#<<<= end anonimous

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