From: Stephen Smith <4fires@...>
Date: 2007-03-30T12:37:39+09:00
Subject: text processing

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Hi all,

So I have about a half million records in a non-standard, non-delimited
format. The fields are fixed widths, each record is separated by a new line.
I need to get this data into csv format so I can import it into a mysql
database for analysis.

I figure a script is the best way, but I'm stumped since the fields aren't
delimited.

Any tips, suggestions, pointers or a script that does something similar
would be GREATLY appreciated.

I am very new to Ruby, but I am impressed so far.

And I know there's a way to do this, I just don't know how it's done.

Best,
Steve (ruby noob)

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