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importing txt file to array problem

gerble1000
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Oct 11, 2012, 2:20 AM

Post #1 of 15 (4071 views)

importing txt file to array problem	Can't Post

ok i have a code wich will import a txt file into an array as follows

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open(FILE,'details.txt'); 
my @details = <FILE>; 
close(FILE);

now this one works fine and i can use the lines in the array as follows $details[0] and so on

my problem is when i try and make 2 arrays separate like this

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open(FILE,'fbg.txt'); 
my @lines = <FILE>; 
close(FILE); 
 
open(FILE,'details.txt'); 
my @details = <FILE>; 
close(FILE);

for some strange reason it will not work on the fbg.txt
there is nothing strange about the txt file itself.

could somebody explain what i am doing wrong please.
i get no error message and there is nothing in the new array but the details array still works fine.
i must be using the wrong syntax or something

BillKSmith
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Oct 11, 2012, 5:38 AM

Post #2 of 15 (4059 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

Always use strict and warnings.
Always use the three argument form of open.
Always use lexical file handles.
Always test the status of open.

Perl will probably tell you what is wrong.

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use strict; 
use warnings; 
open(my $FILE, '<', 'fbg.txt') or die "unable to open 'fbg.txt': \$!";  
my @lines = <$FILE>; 
close($FILE); 
 
open($FILE, '<', 'details.txt') or die "unable to open 'details.txt':\!"; 
my @details = <$FILE>;  
close($FILE); 
Good Luck, 
Bill

gerble1000
User

Oct 11, 2012, 6:47 AM

Post #3 of 15 (4056 views)

Re: [BillKSmith] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

thanx for that but i realised that the arrays were working but it had carrage returns on the end. i have found a code that does remove the carrage returns but i am unsure how to do a foreach loop

here is what i have for the for loop

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foreach (@details){ 
$details[$_] =~ s/\r|\n//g; 
}

what am i doing wrong here

(This post was edited by gerble1000 on Oct 11, 2012, 7:44 AM)

FishMonger
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Oct 11, 2012, 8:05 AM

Post #4 of 15 (4053 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

Code

chomp @details;

Please read the documentation for the chomp function.

perldoc -f chomp

(This post was edited by FishMonger on Oct 11, 2012, 8:06 AM)

gerble1000
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Oct 11, 2012, 8:30 AM

Post #5 of 15 (4049 views)

Re: [FishMonger] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

i could only find this example
this uses a while loop instead of foreach.
when i ran my foreach code the server crashed. hence why i am asking on here :)

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     while (<>) { 
    chomp; # avoid \n on last field 
    @array = split(/:/); 
    # ... 
    }

FishMonger
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Oct 11, 2012, 8:42 AM

Post #6 of 15 (4045 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

The foreach loop you posted would not crash the server, so I can only assume that the actual foreach loop that you're executing is doing something different from what you posted. We can't help you troubleshoot code that you haven't shown us.

We also need details on what you mean when you say the server crashed.

BTW, it's almost always better to use a while loop instead of slurping the file into an array and then loop over that array.

gerble1000
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Oct 11, 2012, 8:46 AM

Post #7 of 15 (4042 views)

Re: [FishMonger] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

this is my attempt that crashed the server.
it must have made my cpu go through the roof as i had to hardreset it

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for my $i (@details) {  
$details2[$i] =~ s/\r|\n//g; 
 }

FishMonger
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Oct 11, 2012, 8:49 AM

Post #8 of 15 (4039 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

In what way did it "crash the server"?

It will generate a warning, but will not crash the server.

gerble1000
User

Oct 11, 2012, 8:52 AM

Post #9 of 15 (4038 views)

Re: [FishMonger] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

it was as if the program was in an infinate loop

BillKSmith
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Oct 11, 2012, 9:40 AM

Post #10 of 15 (4031 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

Refer: perldoc perlsyn for 'for' and 'foreach' loops. The loop variable is not an index.

Quote

If any element of LIST is an lvalue, you can modify it by modifying VAR inside the loop.

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for $i (@details) {  
    $i =~ s/[\r\n]//g; 
}

Good Luck,
Bill

gerble1000
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Oct 11, 2012, 10:05 AM

Post #11 of 15 (4030 views)

Re: [FishMonger] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

i have managed to it with a for loop.

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open(FILE,'fbg.txt'); 
my @details2 = <FILE>; 
close(FILE); 
my $arraySize = scalar (@details2); 
for (my $i = 0; $i < $arraySize; $i++) 
{  
$details2[$i] =~ s/\r|\n//g; 
}

this works perfectly. how would chomp do this better

gerble1000
User

Oct 11, 2012, 10:28 AM

Post #12 of 15 (4027 views)

Re: [BillKSmith] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

i was close then :)

BillKSmith
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Oct 11, 2012, 8:00 PM

Post #13 of 15 (4017 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

Your new code should 'work perfectly', but it has a large number of serious style issues. Read my first post.

In addition, the perl style for loop is both faster and easier to understand than your c-style alternative.

Read the reference in my second post. Ask if you do not understand!
Good Luck,
Bill

gerble1000
User

Oct 11, 2012, 11:54 PM

Post #14 of 15 (4014 views)

Re: [BillKSmith] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

i am unsure what you meant by "lvalue"

Laurent_R
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Oct 12, 2012, 12:01 AM

Post #15 of 15 (4013 views)

Re: [gerble1000] importing txt file to array problem [In reply to]	Can't Post

An lvalue is something (usually a variable) that can be put on the lest side of an assignment. In other words, something to which you can assign a value.

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