Re: [TCLUG:15822] perl and text-delim database

[Troy Johnson <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

Ben,

Attached are the ways I like to do it (TMTOWTDI), but you might find #2
easier to understand (no use of $_ or references). Good Luck,

Troy

Ben Luey wrote:
> 
> I've got I think a simple perl question:
> 
> I've got a mailing list in a text-delim format:
> 
> name1<tab>address1<tab>stuff1
> name2<tab>address2<tab>stuff2
> ...
> 
> How can I get that into an array or something in perl, so I can control
> each field?
> 
> Right now I have
> 
> open(list, "file"){
> @list = <list>
> 
> but I don't know how to manipulate each field in a row
> 
> ex:
> 
> print (@list[1]);
> 
> prints the 2nd line, but how I can print out the 2nd field of the second
> line?
> 
> Any links to good web-sites with tutorials would be great.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben
> 
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name1	address1	stuff1
name2	address2	stuff2
name3	address3	stuff3

listproc1.pl

listproc2.pl