Tom Kinzer wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: R. Joseph Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:02 PM > To: Tom Kinzer > Cc: Katka a Daniel Dunajsky; Beginners Perl > Subject: Re: Reading a log file, again > > Tom Kinzer wrote: > > > Try this: > > > > Caveat: This all assumes LOTS about the format of your data being > ...
> > -Tom Kinzer > > Hi Tom, > > I think this may be getting too complicated. My understanding is that the OP > was > actually interested in a single datum, the total figure at the bottom. I > haven't > seen any clarification indicating otherwise, so I would suggest just doing > it: > OP said: "From what I understand, your script looks for 'Total:' and then for > > following line with numbers, reads them and prints them. That is what I > need. However, there are 3 sections with 'Total:' and I am interested only > in one of them. " > > 2 preceding bits of info determine which is the right one. > > -Tom Kinzer Hi Tom, Sorry for the misunderstanding. It arose, though, from top posting. The relevant material you were responding to was buried down in the bottom of the post--on another thread.. I still didn't see an example of the real data being sampled, though. Please avoid top-posting. You have some very good input, but it is much harder to follow the thread of discussion, if we have to hunt for the specific material you are referring to. I'm still not quite sure how the discussion got from the simple data sample that showed in his OP, and the more comlex data structure he indicates at the tail of one of your messages. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
