so i have a text file that looks like this 10/04/2004 UPL TZOO CME CRDN WIBC PETD SMF 10/11/2004 UPL TZOO CME WIBC PETD VNBC AMED
anyway each line has 1 date field and 100 stock symbols and they are in order. I am trying to compare the different lines to see what has changed. so I open the file and put the <FH> into an array @array=<FH>; but $array[0]; = line 1 and $array[1]; = line 2. i keep thinking that i need to break down the array into each line and match a symbol to an array so that $array[0] = 10/04/2004 and $array[1] = UPL then compare it to the 2nd line somehow but don't think I am thinking this problem out correctly. can someone help with my logic? tnx in advance, alden -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
