[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Frederic Rentsch wrote:
>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> Frederic Rentsch wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> All I am after realy is to change this
>>>>>
>>>>> reline = re.line.split('instr', '/d$')
>>>>>
>>>>> into something that grabs any line with instr in it take all the
>>>>> numbers and then grab any comment that may or may not be at the end of
>>>>> the line starting with ; until the end of the line including white
>>>>> spaces.. this is a corrected version from
>>>>>
>>>>> http://python-forum.org/py/viewtopic.php?t=1703
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks in advance the hole routine is down below..
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [code]
>>>>> def extractCsdInstrument (input_File_Name, output_File_Name,
>>>>> instr_number):
>>>>>
>>>>> "takes an .csd input file and grabs instr_number instrument and
>>>>> creates output_File_Name"
>>>>> f = open (input_File_Name , 'r') #opens file passed
>>>>> in to read
>>>>> f2 = open (output_File_Name, 'w') #opens file passed
>>>>> in to write
>>>>> instr_yes = 'false' #set flag to false
>>>>>
>>>>> for line in f: #for through all
>>>>> the lines
>>>>> if "instr" in line: #look for instr in
>>>>> the file
>>>>> if instr_yes == 'true': #check to see if
>>>>> this ends the instr block
>>>>> break #exit the block
>>>>>
>>>>> reline = re.line.split('instr', '/d$') #error probily
>>>>> split instr and /d (decimal number into parts) $ for end of line
>>>>> number = int(reline[1]) #convert to a
>>>>> number maybe not important
>>>>> if number == instr_number: #check to see if
>>>>> it is the instr passed to function
>>>>> instr_yes = "true": #change flag to
>>>>> true because this is the instr we want
>>>>> if instr_yes = "true": #start of code to
>>>>> copy to another file
>>>>> f2.write(f.line) #write line to
>>>>> output file
>>>>>
>>>>> f.close #close input file
>>>>> f2.close
>>>>>
>>>>> [/code]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Eric,
>>>> From your problem description and your code it is unclear what
>>>> exactly it is you want. The task appears to be rather simple, though,
>>>> and if you don't get much useful help I'd say it is because you don't
>>>> explain it very well.
>>>> I believe we've been through this before and your input data is
>>>> like this
>>>>
>>>> data = '''
>>>> <CsoundSynthesizer>;
>>>> ; test.csd - a Csound structured data file
>>>>
>>>> <CsOptions>
>>>> -W -d -o tone.wav
>>>> </CsOptions>
>>>>
>>>> <CsVersion> ;optional section
>>>> Before 4.10 ;these two statements check for
>>>> After 4.08 ; Csound version 4.09
>>>> </CsVersion>
>>>>
>>>> <CsInstruments>
>>>> ; originally tone.orc
>>>> sr = 44100
>>>> kr = 4410
>>>> ksmps = 10
>>>> nchnls = 1
>>>> instr 1
>>>> a1 oscil p4, p5, 1 ; simple oscillator
>>>> out a1
>>>> endin
>>>> </CsInstruments>
>>>>
>>>> <CsScore>
>>>> ; originally tone.sco
>>>> f1 0 8192 10 1
>>>> i1 0 1 20000 1000 ;play one second of one kHz tone
>>>> e
>>>> </CsScore>
>>>>
>>>> </CsoundSynthesizer>
>>>>
>>>> Question 1: Is this your input?
>>>> if yes:
>>>> Question 1.1: What do you want to extract from it? In what format?
>>>> if no:
>>>> Question 1.1: What is your input?
>>>> Question 1.2: What do you want to extract from it? In what format?
>>>> Question 2: Do you need to generate output file names from the data?
>>>> (One file per instrument?)
>>>> if yes:
>>>> Question 2.1: What do you want to make your file name from?
>>>> (Instrument number?)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Frederic
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I want to pass the file name to the subroutine and return a comment
>>> string if it is there maybe it should be simplier. I probily should
>>> have the option of grabbing the comment in other related routines. I
>>> am pretty ambitious with the main program. I did notice some code in
>>> tcl that would be usefull to the app If I compile it.. I am probily
>>> not ready for that though..
>>>
>>> http://www.dexrow.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Eric,
>> I'm beginning to enjoy this. I'm sure we'll sort this out in no
>> time if we proceed methodically. Imagine you are a teacher and I am your
>> student. This is a quiz. I have to take it and you need to explain to me
>> the problem you want me to solve. If you don't explain it clearly, I
>> will not know what I have to do and cannot do the quiz. If you answer my
>> questions above, your description of the problem will be clear and I can
>> take the quiz. Okay?
>>
>> Frederic
>>
>
>
> instr 1
> a1 oscil p4, p5, 1 ; simple oscillator ; comment is
> sometimes here
> out a1
> endin
>
>
> I need to know the file I wan't to grab this from I need to grab this
> out of the larger file and put it into it's own file, I need to know
> what instr the user wants. I need to know what file to put it into and
> it would be usefull to have the comment line returned (if any).
>
> I did just get python essential reference 3rd edition.. If there is a
> better reference on just the subject I am after I would be glad to grab
> it when I get cash again.
>
>
Eric,
Tell us the story. Are you a student? A musician? What are you doing
with these files? Where do you get them from? What for?
Frederic
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