I have a small dilemma (It is large for me but with so many experts I am sure it is small for you).

I have this file that is passed to my script every time (it is a required option within my script) the problem I have is sometimes the data will come in the wrong order. Order should be "ACTION, TITLE, WPR_ID, US_RELEASE_DATE, TITLE_TALENT, GENRE, FOX_ENTITY, ACQUSITION, PRODUCTION_RELATION, THEATRICAL_RIGHT" but when the file comes all this data could be (and has been) in different locations.

The file that I open will always have the “title” line of which should read like the values listed above as the first line. The actual data I need are the values listed directly below the “title” line. Example:
ACTION TITLE WPR_ID …
Insert Gorilla War Fare TBD …

I need to build some kind of reference point that has the constant order of the “should be model” and then reference the file that is opened to the “should be model”.

Any ideas? Thoughts? Need more information? This is hard to describe but I hope I have done a half way decent job. Please let me know what you can come up with.

Thank you,
Robert

In reply to Complex Mapping by Anonymous Monk

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