From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2005-10-28T17:57:04+09:00
Subject: Re: How to merge two files like the following with the XML parser


Karen wrote:
>
> I want a generic script that can merge file1.txt and
> file2.txt to generate file3.txt
>


a1 = File.read(ARGV[0]).split(/\n/)  # SCREEN, ...

File.open(ARGV[2], 'w') do | f3 |    # output
  IO.foreach(ARGV[1]) do | lin2 |    # S1,P1,F11, ...
    a2 = lin2.chomp.split(/,/)
    a1.each_index do | ix |
      f3.puts "#{a1[ix]}#{a2[ix]}"
    end
  end
end


>
> Appreciate if you could kindly share how to get
> this done with the XML parser.
>


The task is so simple, you needn't go near XML parser
but you can access that from Ruby like so:

  require 'win32ole'
  xmp = WIN32OLE.new('Microsoft.XMLDOM')
  puts xmp.ole_methods.sort_by {|e| e.name}


Try googling:    win32ole "Microsoft.XMLDOM"

Ask here if you're stuck.


daz