To learn you need to solve the problem yourself. So I'll list only some code fragments, you can fill in the rest

AoA is a very good idea. You need an array for each column that could have multiple items in it. If this is only the Pro_ID column, a simple array will do the trick.

To collect the data in your while loop, just ignore the 'W':

if ($array[1]!='W') { $length= $array[3] }
if ($array[3]!='W') { push @id, $array[3] }

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You should be able to add the lines for count and character too.

If you have read a line that belongs to a new character, just call a subroutine that prints out the previous character with all the information in $count,$length and @id in a loop. You can use perl formats or spin your own formatting.

Don't forget to call the subroutine a last time after your while loop to print the last character

In reply to Re: Remove unwanted chars and maintain table integrity by jethro
in thread Remove unwanted chars and maintain table integrity by Anonymous Monk

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