From: ChrisH <chris.hulan@...>
Date: 2006-03-16T02:58:46+09:00
Subject: Re: word split with 2 columns

Dani wrote:
> 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
>   '<mezo eazon="' + words[0] + '">' + words[1] + '</mezo>' + "\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?
....
start_line = 6 #or 7, or whatever...
marked_up_lines = lines[start_line..-1].map do |line|
....

>And another question: can ruby after the
> conversion put in the file a line (ie. </end>)?
File.open(outfile,'w') do |file|
   file.write marked_up_lines.join
   file.write '</end>'
end

cheers