I'm new to this forum but this seems like the place to ask this question.
I have a pipe delimited data file with the fields except for the header being encased in double quotes. I found out that some of the fields have an trash pipe within the data itself. I'd like to conditionally remove any pipe that is not a field delimiter.
Here is some sample data
As you can see the header has the pipe delimited, and those are fine. But those pipes that are within the field are shifting the data when I load into the database.
Thank you for your help.
Samah
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regexp::common::delimited
Regexp::Common::delimited(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Regexp::Common::delimited(3pm)NAME
Regexp::Common::delimited -- provides a regex for delimited strings
SYNOPSIS
use Regexp::Common qw /delimited/;
while (<>) {
/$RE{delimited}{-delim=>'"'}/ and print 'a " delimited string';
/$RE{delimited}{-delim=>'/'}/ and print 'a / delimited string';
}
DESCRIPTION
Please consult the manual of Regexp::Common for a general description of the works of this interface.
Do not use this module directly, but load it via Regexp::Common.
$RE{delimited}{-delim}{-esc}
Returns a pattern that matches a single-character-delimited substring, with optional internal escaping of the delimiter.
When "-delim=S" is specified, each character in the sequence S is a possible delimiter. There is no default delimiter, so this flag must
always be specified.
If "-esc=S" is specified, each character in the sequence S is the delimiter for the corresponding character in the "-delim=S" list. The
default escape is backslash.
For example:
$RE{delimited}{-delim=>'"'} # match "a " delimited string"
$RE{delimited}{-delim=>'"'}{-esc=>'"'} # match "a "" delimited string"
$RE{delimited}{-delim=>'/'} # match /a / delimited string/
$RE{delimited}{-delim=>q{'"}} # match "string" or 'string'
Under "-keep" (See Regexp::Common):
$1 captures the entire match
$2 captures the opening delimiter (provided only one delimiter was specified)
$3 captures delimited portion of the string (provided only one delimiter was specified)
$4 captures the closing delimiter (provided only one delimiter was specified)
$RE{quoted}{-esc}
A synonym for $RE{delimited}{q{-delim='"`}{...}}
SEE ALSO
Regexp::Common for a general description of how to use this interface.
AUTHOR
Damian Conway (damian@conway.org)
MAINTAINANCE
This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.be).
BUGS AND IRRITATIONS
Bound to be plenty.
For a start, there are many common regexes missing. Send them in to regexp-common@abigail.be.
LICENSE and COPYRIGHT
This software is Copyright (c) 2001 - 2009, Damian Conway and Abigail.
This module is free software, and maybe used under any of the following licenses:
1) The Perl Artistic License. See the file COPYRIGHT.AL.
2) The Perl Artistic License 2.0. See the file COPYRIGHT.AL2.
3) The BSD Licence. See the file COPYRIGHT.BSD.
4) The MIT Licence. See the file COPYRIGHT.MIT.
perl v5.14.2 2010-02-23 Regexp::Common::delimited(3pm)