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I need to search 2 flat text files and return the search results from each file individually in 2 separate columns. The HTML template I am using pulls search_line into a column via %%searchresults%%. I know I need to split the array nd assign the 2nd file a handle. Beyond this I am lost. I have added a second include %%premiumlistings%% column adjacent to it. Sample search.idx Source (search2.idx is also tab delimited:


    
20660    Gekko Gear    Selection of winter sports apparel    Apparel_a
+nd_Accessories-Athletic_Clothing    www.gekkogear.com/
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HTML Template Includes: Simple HTML doc created in GoLive %%searchresults%% %%premiumlistings%% Required is as follows

use Fcntl qw(:DEFAULT :flock);
use CGI;
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
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The script is as follow:


    $main_template =~ s/%%keywords%%/$fields{'keywords'}/g;
    $main_template =~ s/%%searcresults%%/$pitem/g;
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returns results in left column via %%searchresults%%

    $main_template =~ s/%%keywords%%/$fields{'keywords'}/g;
    $main_template =~ s/%%premiumlistings%%/$premiumitem/g;
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unfortunatly returns same results in right column via %%premiumresults%%. This is where the problem starts:

sub normal_search
{

### PERFORM SEARCH

$search_line = $fields{'keywords'};
$icnt = 0;
$toadk = "";

(@skeyw) = split(/ /,$search_line);
$nrkeywords = 0;
foreach $item (@skeyw){$nrkeywords++;}

open (SIDX, "$data_dir/search.idx");


added code below to open 2nd file


open (SIDX2, "$data_dir/search2.idx");



 if ($file_locking ne "No"){flock (SIDX, LOCK_SH) or die "Can't set 
lock for file: $data_dir/search.idx, $data_dir/search2.idx $!\n";}
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here's 1st problem (only opening and reading 1st file

    while (defined($line=<SIDX>))
    {
    $sline = $line;
    
    foreach $kwr (@skeyw)
        {

        if (($sline =~ /$kwr/i) and ($kwr ne ""))
            {
            $toadk = "true";
            }
            
        }

        if ($toadk eq "true")
            {
            $resultline[$icnt] = $line;
            $toadk = false;
            $icnt++;
            }

    }
 #if ($file_locking ne "No"){flock (CIT, LOCK_UN);}
close (SIDX);

}
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I need this to open both files and return the results of search.idx in the right column and search2.idx in the right. This is the latter area of importance:

$resultline[$rcc] = $row[0] . "\t" .
                    $row[1] . "\t" .
                    $row[2] . "\t" .
                    $row[3] . "\t" .
                    $row[4] . "\t" .
                    $row[5] . "\t" .
                    $row[6] . "\t" . 
                    $row[7] . "\t" . 
                    $row[8] . "\t" . 
                    $kinclude . "\n";

$rcc++;
}

$sth->finish;
$dbh->disconnect;
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_{janitored by ybiC: Closed final <code> tag, replaced (excessive for viewing) tabs with spaces, balanced <readmore> tags around longish codeblock}

In reply to assigning flat file dbs to arrays by Dente

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