Hi All, I am new to the list and need some quick help. I have been kicking around with vi and sed for years but never took the time to learn Perl. Now I need to use Perl and could really use a jumpstart.
I am writing a function in the Postgresql database using Perl because of its text processing power. My other options are less than pretty. :-( I will be processing inputs like the following: 815 HTPP Black 2in sq Border: RMFP025BK Size: 7'10" x 16' Tag: None 3000 HTPP Black 4in sq Border: WNY200BK Size: 17' x 50' Tag: None 3000 HTPP Black 4in sq Border: WNY200BK Size: 12' x 12'2" Tag: None Netform Lily Pad Net Size: 5' X 32' W & L Body Length:24' Rope Color:Yellow Joint Color:Red 1250 HTPP Black Bonded 2in sq Border: RMFP025BK Size: 39" X 100' Tag: None 1250 HTPP Black Bonded 2in sq Border: RMFP025BK Size: 83" X 40' Tag: None 3000 HTPP Black 4in sq Border: WNY200BK Size: 16'6" x 21'3" Tag: None 250 HTPP Black 1in sq Border: TW84NTBK Size: 9' x 25' Tag: 200' sec 1250 HTPP Yellow 2in sq Border: TW84NYYL Size: 6'1" x 12'7" Tag: 1855mm x 3840mm I need to parse them up into the pieces Border, Size and Tag. Furthermore I need to break up the Size piece into width and length components, feet and inches. Using the first example I would like to obtain: 'RMFP025BK' 7 10 16 0 '' (or NULL) Any help would be appreciated. Kind Regards, Keith -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
