From: John Gesimondo <john@...>
Date: 2010-02-12T03:12:03+09:00
Subject: n00b: text processing from magnetic stip input

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to make a program and I'm really bad at text processing. The
input is a magnetic stripe of a card (coming straight off a card
reader). I'm trying to split the output so that each part can get stored
in a variable.

Here's what comes off the card:
%B6007503004905860^GEVIMSEDO/JRPN
P^894212333300?;604750230190488515=993612044400050600?+E?

And here's what I want (with relevant details):

iso = 6007503004905860 [always the same length]

last_name = Gevimsedo [variable length, always following carrot symbol]

first_name = Jrpn [variable length, always after slash]

middle_name = P [ either one letter, or non-existent after frist name
separated by a space]


If anyone could make that happen, you'd make my day/week/etc. I've been
trying for a while, but I'm clearly too much of a n00b.

:)
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