Re^2: Loading data into an array from a file problem

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Re^3: Loading data into an array from a file problem by davido (Cardinal) on Apr 20, 2006 at 22:45 UTC
Because `(1,2,3)` is three elements, and `($same_as_above_pulled_from_file)` is just a single scalar value, not a list of several values. Maybe you mean: `@names = split /,\s*/, $same_as_above_pulled_from_file;` [download] ...chomp and fiddle with split to get the desired results. Dave	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Loading data into an array from a file problem by pglinx (Acolyte) on Apr 20, 2006 at 23:27 UTC
Yes that did the trick thank you.	[reply]
Re^5: Loading data into an array from a file problem by davido (Cardinal) on Apr 20, 2006 at 23:32 UTC
Be warned though, splitting on commas can only take you so far. For example, if you're dealing with quoted strings, any of which might actually contained embeded commas that should be treated as textual punctuation rather than delimiters, you'll get into trouble really fast. If it turns out that your dataset is more complex, use Text::CSV, or some other similar-purposed module. Dave	[reply]
Re^3: Loading data into an array from a file problem by eric256 (Parson) on Apr 20, 2006 at 22:42 UTC
In order to recieve help you will need to put a little more work than that in ;) Show us both the working and the non working versions (the whole version so we can run it and see what it does) and explain what "works" and "doesn't work" mean to you. Your expectations and ours may differ greatly so the more you say explicitly the less there is for us to guess about. ___________ Eric Hodges	[reply]