From: Askar Ka Date: 2011-05-01T15:05:50+09:00 Subject: merging 2 csv files and sorting merged file Hello all! Things I want to do: 1) merging 2 csv files 2) sorting new merged file 3) delete some columns from a new merged file 1st csv file1: 11101,3310000,IKANIKEISAIGANAIBAAI,NISHI-KU SAITAMA-SHI,SAITAMA,0,0,0,0,0,0 11101,3310058,IIDA,NISHI-KU SAITAMA-SHI,SAITAMA,0,0,0,0,0,0 11101,3310068,IIDASHINDEN,NISHI-KU SAITAMA-SHI,SAITAMA,0,0,0,0,0,0 2nd csv file2: 12101,2600000,IKANIKEISAIGANAIBAAI,CHUO-KU CHIBA-SHI,CHIBA,0,0,0,0,0,0 12101,2600852,AOBACHO,CHUO-KU CHIBA-SHI,CHIBA,0,0,0,0,0,0 12101,2600804,AKAICHO,CHUO-KU CHIBA-SHI,CHIBA,0,0,0,0,0,0 The code below: ------------------------------------ require "fileutils" FileUtils.cp("file1.csv", "file3.csv") File.open("file3.csv", "a+") File.open("file2.csv", "r") do |file| file.each_line do |line| puts line end end ------------------------------------ 1st I made a copy of the 1st file, and then I try just to add the content of the 2nd file. At the moment I can only print the content of the 2nd file, but can't to add this the file3... :( This a problem 1. 2nd is sorting - please advise me directions which I need read more... Thanks in advance! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.