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Old 12-31-2017
Replace line for another line in file

Hey,

i have been struggeling to find the answer myself so this is the best forum
has alwyas help me Smilie

i have an API that get data from a provider via curl.
the data comes like this :

Code:
AccountCode1234 CompneyNameA Credit: 200
AccountCode5678 CompneyNameB Credit: 200
AccountCode999 CompneyNameC Credit: 200
AccountCode2312 CompneyNameD Credit: 200
AccountCode555 CompneyNameE Credit: 200

as i dont have control of how the data present itself, and only to widraw it
i need some line to be changes heads on with other line

for exsample that thw row:
AccountCode1234 CompneyNameA Credit: 200
will be replaced with the row :
AccountCode2312 CompneyNameD Credit: 200

so the data in the file will show this order :
Code:
AccountCode2312 CompneyNameD Credit: 200
AccountCode5678 CompneyNameB Credit: 200
AccountCode999 CompneyNameC Credit: 200
AccountCode1234 CompneyNameA Credit: 200
AccountCode555 CompneyNameE Credit: 200

an not like the first exsample.
i have find info on how to chage but it deleteing the other row.
i dont wanna lose rows i just want to replace thir order.

thanks


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Last edited by RudiC; 12-31-2017 at 07:28 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags.
 

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ps_lineto - Draws a line

SYNOPSIS
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o $psdoc - Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by ps_new(3). o $x - x-coordinate of the end point of the line. o $y - y-coordinate of the end point of the line. RETURN VALUES
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