From: Alexey Bovanenko <a.bovanenko@...>
Date: 2009-10-13T04:51:01+09:00
Subject: Re: remove specific text from line

Hi!

I think you can use the following solution:

class TestClass
	def test(val)
		val.scan(/^[^@]+@(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})[^*]+\*{3}\s*([^*]+)/) do
			puts $1+" : "+$2
		end
	end
end

myInst=TestClass.new
myInst.test("Time@110.075: EVENT: [LOG] *** DEBUG ACTION ***");

The result is: 110.075 : DEBUG ACTION

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Caleb Clausen <vikkous@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/12/09, Collin Moore <collin.moore@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>> thanks for all the help on my previous question, but now I am trying to
>> clean up the output of some text output.
>>
>> currently I have:
>> Time@110.075: EVENT: [LOG] *** DEBUG ACTION ***
>>
>> and I'd like it to have:
>> 110.075:DEBUG ACTION
>>
>> : just for easy import into excel.
>>
>> Here is the current ruby file I am working with where is looked for
>> lines with DEBUG and START in them.
>>
>> File.open('output.txt', 'w') do |f2|
>> File.readlines("original.txt").each do |line|
>>  if line =~ /DEBUG/ || line =~ /START/
>>     f2.puts line
>>   end
>> end
>> end
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> You want a regexp. Something like this should work. (Stick it in
> before the puts line.) (You may need to customize depending on your
> exact requirements.)
>
> line.sub!(/^Time@ (\d+\.\d+):.*\*{3} ([A-Z]+ [A-Z]+) \*{3}$/){ $1+':'+$2 }
>
>