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Chupo_cro
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Aug 19, 2012, 6:18 AM

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Read the var values	Can't Post

I'd like to parse the text file containing the lines similar to the following:

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1234 X200.18Y50.41Z42.78 
5678 Y=452.54 Z28.10  X=94.75 
90Z=12.689 Y87.91  X42.58

I was trying to make the regexp to read the X, Y and Z values into the variables but couln't do that in just one pass so I had to make a WHILE loop. I tried with this variation of the regexp, but all I did was - the values are now in a different vars and I still need three passes per line to read X, Y and Z values :-/

Can comeone, please, help me with constructing the correct regexp? What I would like to do is:

To parse the text file row by the row and to read the X, Y and Z values into the separate variables. The '=' after the variable name is optional. The line number at the beginning of the line is optional.

Another problem with my code is:

In case I'd have the input in $1, $2 and $3 (e.g. $1 would contain 'X=12.34') the next step would be to extract just a value without the variable name and the '=' sign. If I would use something as:

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$1 =~ m/(\d+\.?\d+)/;

Then I'd lose the contents of the $2 and $3 :-/ So how to modify $x without altering $(x+1), $(x+2), ... ?
Chupo_cro

Chupo_cro
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Aug 19, 2012, 6:53 AM

Post #2 of 11 (15126 views)

Re: [Chupo_cro] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

OK, I've solved extracing only the value wothout var name and the '='. The regexp is now:

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while ($data =~ s/X *=? *(\d+\.?\d+)|Y *=? *(\d+\.?\d+)|Z *=? *(\d+\.?\d+)//)

Here is the full code.

The remaining qouestion is: what is the regexp to read the values into the vars in just one pass (without WHILE loop)?
Chupo_cro

FishMonger
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Aug 19, 2012, 7:43 AM

Post #3 of 11 (15123 views)

Re: [Chupo_cro] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

Are you currently getting your desired output?

If not, how does it differ from what you want?

Instead of looping over the lines, you could join them into a single scalar and apply one or more regex's to extract the data.

Laurent_R
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Aug 19, 2012, 9:00 AM

Post #4 of 11 (15119 views)

Re: [Chupo_cro] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

Hello,

Am I correct understanding that:

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1234 X200.18Y50.41Z42.78

mean that X = 200.18, Y = 50.41 and Z = 42.78?

Given that X, Y and Z are not always in the same order, I would probably use three distinct regexes on each line of input.

Assuming you line is in $_, something like this:

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$X = $1 if /X=?([\d]+)/; 
$Y = $1 if /Y=?([\d]+)/; 
$Z = $1 if /Z=?([\d]+)/;

And, BTW, it might seem costly, but using 3 simple regexes is not necessarily more expensive that a single complicated one that is far more likely to require a lot of backtracking.

The regexes above take into account an optional '=' sign between the letter and the numbers.

You could also decide to remove the equal sign before stating your matches:

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s/=//g; # removes the "=" characters 
$X = $1 if /X([0-9]+)/; 
$Y = $1 if /Y([0-9]+)/; 
# ...

BillKSmith
Veteran

Aug 19, 2012, 1:42 PM

Post #5 of 11 (15112 views)

Re: [Chupo_cro] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

Use a module to take care of the details of matching a number. Store your data in an array of hashes. The hash will keep the right number with the right letter.

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use strict; 
use warnings; 
use Regexp::Common; 
use Readonly; 
use Data::Dumper; 
Readonly::Scalar my $NUMBER => $RE{num}{real};  
 
my @points; 
while (my $line = <DATA>) { 
    my %parms = $line =~ /([XYZ])=?($NUMBER)/g; 
    push @points, \%parms; 
} 
print Dumper \@points; 
__DATA__ 
1234 X200.18Y50.41Z42.78 
5678 Y=452.54 Z28.10  X=94.75 
90Z=12.689 Y87.91  X42.58

Good Luck,
Bill

Chupo_cro
Novice

Aug 19, 2012, 7:23 PM

Post #6 of 11 (15099 views)

Re: [Laurent_R] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

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Hello,

Am I correct understanding that:

Code

1234 X200.18Y50.41Z42.78

mean that X = 200.18, Y = 50.41 and Z = 42.78?

Yes, that is correct. The '=' is optional and optional spaces are allowed after the X, Y, or Z. The text is in fact G-code. However, different CNC machines may use different syntax, hence the '=' is optional. The lines I made for the testing purposes are purposely made to reflect as many as possible allowed variations.

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Given that X, Y and Z are not always in the same order, I would probably use three distinct regexes on each line of input.

Assuming you line is in $_, something like this:

Code

$X = $1 if /X=?([\d]+)/; 
$Y = $1 if /Y=?([\d]+)/; 
$Z = $1 if /Z=?([\d]+)/;

Thank you very much! I found this information very useful!!

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Code

s/=//g; # removes the "=" characters 
$X = $1 if /X([0-9]+)/; 
$Y = $1 if /Y([0-9]+)/; 
# ...

Thank you very much for your help!
Regards
Chupo_cro

(This post was edited by Chupo_cro on Aug 19, 2012, 7:48 PM)

Chupo_cro
Novice

Aug 19, 2012, 7:32 PM

Post #7 of 11 (15097 views)

Re: [BillKSmith] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

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Use a module to take care of the details of matching a number. Store your data in an array of hashes. The hash will keep the right number with the right letter.

Thank you very much for your reply. I have to first examine the code and to read the docs, then I probably might have some additional question.

Regards
Chupo_cro

Chupo_cro
Novice

Aug 19, 2012, 7:45 PM

Post #8 of 11 (15090 views)

Re: [Chupo_cro] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

I am sorry about the incorrect posts timestamps, I thought the Time Offset parameter in the Display Profile Settings is relative to GMT but seems it isn't. I am in the GMT+01 timezone, it is 4:45 am here at the moment, I've set the Time Offset to 1, but the parameter is wrong :-/
Chupo_cro

BillKSmith
Veteran

Aug 19, 2012, 9:20 PM

Post #9 of 11 (15081 views)

Re: [Chupo_cro] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

I believe that time stamps on this site are kept in PST (GMT-8). Your profile only changes the way they are displayed on your computer. Try setting your profile to +9.
Good Luck,
Bill

Chupo_cro
Novice

Aug 19, 2012, 9:28 PM

Post #10 of 11 (15081 views)

Re: [FishMonger] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

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Are you currently getting your desired output?

If not, how does it differ from what you want?

Well, with the regexp I wrote I might get the X, Y and Z values in three passes but everytime I would have to check which one of $1, $2 and $3 contains the extracted data.

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Instead of looping over the lines, you could join them into a single scalar and apply one or more regex's to extract the data.

The input text contains several thousand lines of the data and I have to generate the transformed output line by line - that is why I am trying to process each line separately.

Thank you for the reply
Regards
Chupo_cro

(This post was edited by Chupo_cro on Aug 19, 2012, 9:29 PM)

Chupo_cro
Novice

Aug 19, 2012, 10:27 PM

Post #11 of 11 (15076 views)

Re: [BillKSmith] Read the var values [In reply to]	Can't Post

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I believe that time stamps on this site are kept in PST (GMT-8). Your profile only changes the way they are displayed on your computer. Try setting your profile to +9.

Aaahh :-)) It was a very stupid of me to think the wrong parameter would cause the wrong time stamp at the server. However, that would be true in the case of the news server + incorrent time while sending the article - the problem when using NNTP servers can be seen very often. Seems I spend too much time on the newsgroups :-)

The correct parameter for my timezone is +2 at the moment (because of the daylight saving).

Thank you
Regards
Chupo_cro

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