From: Alexander Santoro <alexandersantoro@...>
Date: 2010-04-08T08:02:46+09:00
Subject: First post

Hello I am new to Ruby and programming.  I hate to just dump code here
so if you don't feel like responding I understand.  I am trying to
import two text files, one containing names and one containing text.
I did this using :
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def namez
               $fbNamez = []
               nf = File.open("names.txt", "r")
               nf.each_line { |line| $fbNamez.push line }
               nf.close
               puts $fbNamez
               end
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def threadz
               $fbThreadz = []
               tf = File.open("thread.txt", "r")
               tf.each_line { |line| $fbThreadz.push line}
               tf.close
               puts $fbThreadz
               end
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I know this cannot be the best way to do this but it was all I muster.
 The goal was to iterate through the array of names and extrapolate
data relative to the thread.txt file.  Example: The names.txt file
reads as so:

John Doe
Jane Doe
Donald Duck
Donald Notreal
Mike Mikes



The threadz.txt reads as so:
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John Doe March 9 at 4:09pm Reply
ok so who likes steph more than Sonia..... cuz i do

Jane Doe March 9 at 4:13pm Reply
hahahahah what aaaan asshole

John Doe March 9 at 4:18pm Reply
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaa

Donald Duck March 9 at 4:50pm Reply
seriously, lets take a vote

all in favor say I

Donald Notreal March 9 at 4:51pm Reply
aye

Mike Mikes March 9 at 4:52pm Reply
aye.. dont give a shit really
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I would like to learn how to make this program grab the first name in
the array, use it to search the thread.txt for posts using the name as
a delimiter?
I want to have it return results for:
how many posts?
who posted the most?
who posted the least?
who said the most bad words?
Searching for text.
How can I teach my program to recognize posts?
Can the date and time be manipulated or used to my advantage?
I am currently using "Beginning Ruby" by Peter Cooper.
Here is the ugly code..... sorry once again.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------///////////////ThreadReader1.0\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\



class Texfun

               #Names Array values = 0 - 20
       def namez
               $fbNamez = []
               nf = File.open("names.txt", "r")
               nf.each_line { |line| $fbNamez.push line }
               nf.close
               puts $fbNamez
               end

#Thread Array ~~~~Values 0-1913~~~~~~
       def threadz
               $fbThreadz = []
               tf = File.open("thread.txt", "r")
               tf.each_line { |line| $fbThreadz.push line}
               tf.close
               puts $fbThreadz
               end

#Number of Posts
               def post_counter
               text = $fbThreadz.join
               total_posts = "Total Number of posts:
#{text.split("Reply").length}"
               end

#name finder
       def look
e = gets.to_i
          puts $fbNamez
               end

end

printer = Texfun.new
printer.look
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Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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