----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Lauman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:48 PM
Subject: Another Regex Question
> I'm trying to create a CSV file from the text data below. Lines
> containing High and Low Tide data have 9 fields, lines having
> sunrise/sunset and lunar data have 8 fields.
>
> How you differentiate between the two conditions?
>
> 2000-12-03 11:30 AM PST 9.39 feet High Tide
> 2000-12-03 4:15 PM PST Sunset
> 2000-12-03 7:56 PM PST First Quarter
> 2000-12-04 3:42 AM PST 2.81 feet Low Tide
> 2000-12-04 7:48 AM PST Sunrise
>
> <--------->
I dont think you need a reg exp for that.
try this
while (<INFILE>) {
my @fields = split;
if (@fields == 9) {
# do your tide stuff
}elsif (@fields == 8) {
# do your lunar stuff
}else {
#what is wrong?
}
}
maarten
