07-12-2008
how to differentiate columns of a file in perl with no specific delimiter
Hi everybody,
This time I am having one issue in perl.
I have to create comma separated file using the following type of information. The problem is the columns do not have any specific delimiter. So while using split I am getting different value. Some where it is space(S) and some where it is tab(s). in some cases I do not have values under some specific column and these are also filled with tab(s) and /or space(s).
Revsn: Date Who SID Description of Modification
09-Jul-01 Amiya 01-04Jul01 add setdescriptor shortcuts
02-Aug-99 RathA chk include 1st line
remove per VandJ
06-Jan-98 DasP data obsolete...
02-Jul-97 Gupts add DDMM for completeness
I want my output as
09-Jul-01, Amiya,01-04Jul01, add setdescriptor shortcuts
02-Aug-99,RathA,----, chk include 1st line remove VandJ (If line has only description, add to prev line)
06-Jan-98, DasP,----,data obsolete...
02-Jul-97, Gupts,----, add DDMM for completeness
Thanks in advance....
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getcol(1) General Commands Manual getcol(1)
Name
getcol - Extract specified columns from an ASCII table file
Synopsis
getcol [-amv][-n num][-r lines][-s num] filename [column number range]
Description
Extract specified columns from an ASCII table file
Options
filename
Name of a ASCII table file. At least one of these must be present for any values to be printed. If it is stdin or STDIN, an ASCII
table is expected as standard input. If there is no input file, standard input is assumed.
@filename
Name of a file containing a list of ASCII table files. If this is present, any other file names on the command line will be
ignored.
field range
Print value of these columns for the number of lines of the table specified by the -n argument after the skippiing the number of
lines specified by the -s argument. A value of 0 causes the entire input line to be printed.
-a Sum all numeric columns selected, printing the sum on the line following the result. Columns with no sum are filled with ___.
(Added in version 2.6.9)
-b Input is bar-separate table file
-c Add count of number of lines in each column at end
-d <number>
Number of decimal places in f.p. output
-e Compute medians of selected columns
-f Print range of values in selected columns
-h Print Starbase tab table header
-i Input is tab-separate table file
-k Print number of columns on first line
-l <number>
Number of lines to add to each line
-m Compute the means of all numeric columns selected, printing the mean on the line following the result (or the line following the sum
if -a is used). Columns with no mean are filled with ___. (Added in version 2.6.9)
-n num Print selected columns for this many lines. If not specified, all lines will be read after the number of lines specified by -s have
been skipped.
-o OR conditions insted of ANDing them
-p Print only sum, mmean, sigma, median, or range, not entries
-r @listfile
-r line range Print columns from the lines specified as either the first nonzero number on each line of the file listfile or the
comma- and hyphen- delimitied range; i.e. 1-5,10-12 will print values from lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12. (added in version
2.6.12)
-s num Skip this many line before starting to print values. If not specified, no lines will be skipped.
-t Starbase (tab-separated) table output
-v Print more information about process.
Web Page
http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/wcstools/getcol.html
Author
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8 November 2001 WCSTools getcol(1)