On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 2:48 PM Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
> I know how to define and manipulate rectangular regions in emacs yet I'm > not > getting the results I need appending two columns to build a testing > database. > > Using factory I created lists of SSNs, names, and addreses. Now I want to > combine the SSNs and names, row-by-row, as they're in the same database > table. > > Here are short versions of the lists > ssn.dat: > (155-02-5827, > (795-61-4130, > (833-38-7251, > (302-37-0777, > (360-19-8292, > > names.dat: > Richard Chen); > James Peterson); > Dana Brown); > Misty Mills); > James Swanson); > > When I select the names and mark the rectangle for copying (C-x r M-w), > then > yank them in the ssn.dat file the first name is appended to the first ssn, > but the rest of the names are placed between the second and last ssns in > the > list. > > I'm sure there's a way of appending each name to its ssn but I've not found > it in my web searches. > > Help's appreciated, > > Rich > > Works for me. You do have to be careful with rectangle cut-n-paste though, to space out far enough to clear the other columns before doing the paste. Otherwise it can get confused and mess the columns up. Also, I found when I was looking up this new-fangled rectangular copy without killing that you're using, there's an even newer rectangle command. C-x SPC sets (toggles really) the rectangle mark. Once you do that then you can use normal non-rectangular kill and yank commands on the rectangle.
