From: Jags Rao <aquajags@...>
Date: 2009-02-13T01:58:44+09:00
Subject: Arrays and Hashes processing :pls help



hi friends

i have a long array with structure like this

[["377", "838"],
 ["377", "990"],
 ["377", "991"],
 ["377", "992"],
 ["378", "840"],
 ["378", "841"],
 ["378", "842"],
 ["378", "843"],
 ["378", "844"]]

how can i convert it in one line to

[["377", "838 990 991 992"],
 ["378", "840 841 842 843 844"]]

if thats diificult is the below array processable in one line

[{"prefix"=>"838", "scf_id"=>"377"},
 {"prefix"=>"990", "scf_id"=>"377"},
 {"prefix"=>"991", "scf_id"=>"377"},
 {"prefix"=>"992", "scf_id"=>"377"},
 {"prefix"=>"840", "scf_id"=>"378"},
 {"prefix"=>"841", "scf_id"=>"378"},
 {"prefix"=>"842", "scf_id"=>"378"},
 {"prefix"=>"843", "scf_id"=>"378"},
 {"prefix"=>"844", "scf_id"=>"378"}]

in this form

[{"prefix"=>"838 990 991 992", "scf_id"=>"377"},
 {"prefix"=>"840 841 842 843 844", "scf_id"=>"378"}]

pls help
Jags
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