From: Dani Date: 2006-03-16T02:09:11+09:00 Subject: word split with 2 columns Hi everyone! I need a little help. I have a script for ruby: outfile = ARGV.shift lines = ARGF.readlines marked_up_lines = lines.map do |line| words = line.split '' + words[1] + '' + "\n" end File.open(outfile,'w') do |file| file.write marked_up_lines.join end This script should split two words with special parameter (from a plain text it makes xml source). That works so fine if I have ONLY two columns, but if I put several lines in the txt file beginning it dies. So, my only question is: how can I bring ruby that it should from line nr. X (i.e. 6 or 7) begin? And another question: can ruby after the conversion put in the file a line (ie. )? Thanks, regards: Daniel dan@megast.hu