Re: [TCLUG:3636] perl open file to array

[Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>]

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Ben Luey wrote:

> Is there a way to open the content of a text file into a Array?
> 
> My text file is just one line of words with spaces:
> 
> name1 name2 name3
> 
> 
> $DATA = "/home/lueyb/hostnames";
> open(DATA, $DATA) || die "Could not open $DATA";
> print <DATA>;       
> 
> prints out the <DATA>, but I want to treat it as an array, so I can do
> print "@DATA[1]\n"; 
> 
>  etc.
> 

open(DATA, $DATA) || die "...";
@data = <DATA>;
print @data;

> Also, is there a way to have tables?
> 
> If my file is:
> 
> name1 name2 name3
> stuff1 stuff2 stuff3
> 
> 
> can I open it in perl a say 
> 
> print "@DATA[2,2]\n";
> 
> to print stuff2 and 1,2 for name2, etc?
> 

An associative array _might_ do this, if I'm understanding what you're
saying. Dunno..

Check out
http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/institute/rz/app/prg/perl/perl/start.html;
great perl reference. If you want hard-print, buy the Camel book.

> Thanks,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> Ben Luey
> lueyb@carleton.edu
> ICQ: 19144397
> 
> It's only work if somebody makes you do it.  -- Calvin
> 

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