From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2008-01-29T03:29:45+09:00
Subject: Re: lining up delimiter separated text

7stud -- wrote:
> scooterm@hotmail.com wrote:
>> BEFORE:
>> fname ;; lname ;; age ;; sex ;;
>> homer   ;; simpson ;; 33 ;; male
>> maggie;; simpson ;; 03 ;; female
>> bart;;simpson;;10;;male
>> 
>> AFTER:
>> fname   ;;  lname   ;;  age ;;  sex
>> homer   ;;  simpson ;;  33  ;;  male
>> maggie  ;;  simpson ;;  03  ;;  female
>> bart    ;;  simpson ;;  10  ;;  male
>> 
>> REQUEST:
>> Show a really cool way to change before into after with
>> ruby. Cool = fewest lines OR just plain clever.
>> 
>> --thanks
> 
> How about:
> 
> str =<<STR
> fname ;; lname ;; age ;; sex ;;
> homer   ;; simpson ;; 33 ;; male
> maggie;; simpson ;; 03 ;; female
> bart;;simpson;;10;;male
> STR
> 
> str.each("\n") do |line|
>   puts "%-8s%-4s%-8s%-4s%-4s%-4s%-8s" % line.split(/(;;)/).map {|elmt| 
> elmt.strip}
> end
> 

Or, this might be a little better:

str.each("\n") do |line|
  puts "%-8s%-4s%-8s%-4s%-4s%-4s%-8s" % line.chomp.split(/\s*(;;)\s*/)
end
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