Re^2: file parsing help

Good catch on the Also, something's fishy about

if ($id eq "") {
    $id=sprintf("%-*s",8,$prev_id);
}
else {
    $id=sprintf("%-*s",8,$prev_id);
}
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This fixed the problem I had with the holes in the fourth field.
I have also changed the variables names away from $a and $b.

I am still getting missing values for the SIC code in the second field, after adding in the trim($index) eq '' ...

I appreciate the feedback thus far.

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Re^3: file parsing help by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 13, 2006 at 17:35 UTC
Also, something's fishy about This fixed the problem I had with the holes in the fourth field. The "then" and "else" part are identical. `if ($id eq "") { $id=sprintf("%-s",8,$prev_id); } else { $id=sprintf("%-s",8,$prev_id); }` [download] is the same thing as `$id=sprintf("%-s",8,$prev_id);` [download] I am still getting missing values for the SIC code in the second field* The problem occurs for the first record of every employee except the first employee. That should be easy to debug.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^3: file parsing help
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 13, 2006 at 17:35 UTC

Also, something's fishy about

This fixed the problem I had with the holes in the fourth field.

The "then" and "else" part are identical.

if ($id eq "") {
    $id=sprintf("%-*s",8,$prev_id);
}
else {
    $id=sprintf("%-*s",8,$prev_id);
}
[download]

is the same thing as

$id=sprintf("%-*s",8,$prev_id);
[download]

I am still getting missing values for the SIC code in the second field

The problem occurs for the first record of every employee except the first employee. That should be easy to debug.

[reply]
[d/l]
[select]