> A B C D E [snipped yet another column of random data] > I need to append the column D and E into a list: > in such a way that the list should have > [D,E,D,E,D,E........] > How do i do it.
You start by writing some code[1]. I recommend Python, as it's a wonderful language, easy to learn, easy to read, has lots of example code, and the folks on this mailing list are ever so helpful (as shown by answering your last umpteen questions for which you seem to have not demonstrated a whit of effort towards solving yourself). However, as you're doing lots of text manipulations, I've heard Perl and Awk are also good at that sort of thing[2]. Then once you've written your code, if you have problems with it, you ask questions here on the list. Post the germane snippet of code that isn't working quite the way you expected, along with a detailed description of the problem. Perhaps, if you get an exception traceback, you include the whole traceback.[3] -tkc [1] Writing code is a difficult thing to do and success may be limited to people with an aptitude for the thought process. If programming confounds you, you may want to read any of the readily available texts on how to program[4], take a class on the topic, or you may need to hire somebody to write the code for you. [2] I occasionally do Awk, but try to avoid Perl to the best of my abilities. [3] http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html [4] Resources include: http://docs.python.org/ http://diveintopython.org/toc/index.html http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python http://gnosis.cx/TPiP/ http://www.handysoftware.com/cpif/ http://ppython.com/ http://www.google.com/search?q=learn%20python -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
