sometimes there is a number, but rarely, are we given
the number when requested to remove, usually just
remove me from your $^&#^$*&$ mailing :) some add please.
I considered PERL as a pre-processor to remove the names
then pass that file to my program which does other stuff
too
George
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ian McGowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 2:22 PM
>To: U2 Users Discussion List
>Subject: RE: looking for faster Ideas...
>
>
>if speed is the issue, sounds like a job for a compiled lanuage. or
>semi-compiled like perl or python.
>
>is there a unique number sent over by the other system? it might be
>quicker to parse the whole thing and keep an exclude file keyed off the
>unique number. if it weren't for embedded comma's you could
>CONVERT ","
>TO @AM, extract the key and write the record out as-is. that would be
>quicker than 852 INDEX's :-)
>
>On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 11:05, George Gallen wrote:
>> I can't just check for names, it has to a name with a
>specific zip code
>> and if the name is fairly common, we also add in part of the
>address to
>> make sure no one else is weeded out that shouldn't be.
>>
>> I suppose I could keep two or three arrays, do a specific
>lookup in each
>>
>> saving the position, and if all three positions are
>identicle (asuming
>> all
>> three arrays have the name, address, zip in the same order) then that
>> would
>> be a match....Thanks
>>
>> George
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Jeff Schasny [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ]
>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 1:51 PM
>> >To: U2 Users Discussion List
>> >Subject: RE: looking for faster Ideas...
>> >
>> >
>> >how about keeping a list of excluded names as a record in a
>> >file (or as a
>> >flat file in a directory with each name/item/whatever on a
>> >line) and reading
>> >it into the program as a dynamic array then doing a locate on
>> >the string in
>> >question. Something like this:
>> >
>> >
>> >READ ALIST FROM AFILE,SOME-ID ELSE STOP
>> >X = 0
>> >LOOP
>> > X += 1
>> > ASTRING = INLIST<X>
>> >UNTIL ASTRING = ''
>> > LOCATE ASTRING IN ALIST SETTING POS THEN
>> > DO
>> > OTHER
>> > STUFF
>> > END ELSE
>> > DONT
>> > END
>> >REPEAT
>> >
>> >Of course of you really want speed then sort the list and use
>> >a "BY clause
>> >in the locate
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: George Gallen [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ]
>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:33 AM
>> >To: 'Ardent List'
>> >Subject: looking for faster Ideas...
>> >
>> >
>> >I can't setup any indexs to speed this up. Basically I'm
>> >scanning a CSV file
>> >for names to remove
>> > and set the flag of KICK=1 to remove it (creating a new CSV
>> >file at the
>> >same time).
>> >
>> >Keep in mind the ".." are people's last names, or zip
>codes, or part of
>>
>> >their address, changed
>> >them to ".." to protect the unwanting...
>> >
>> >Right now, I do a series of CASE's ...
>> >Now, it's not a major problem as I'm only checking for 20 or
>> >so names, but
>> >as more and more people
>> > request to be removed (and we don't have access to the
>> >creation of the
>> >list). this could get quite
>> > slow over 50 or 60 thousand lines of checking.
>> >
>> >LIN is one line of the CSV file, the INDEX is checking for a
>> >last name & a
>> >zip code and sometimes
>> > part of the address line.
>> >
>> >Any Ideas?
>> >
>> >Remember, we can't change the source of the file, it will
>> >always be a CSV,
>> >being read line by line
>> >
>> > KICK=0
>> > BEGIN CASE
>> > CASE -1
>> > KICK=1
>> > BEGIN CASE
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND
>> >INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND
>> >INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0 AND INDEX(LIN,"..",1)#0
>> > CASE -1
>> > KICK=0
>> > END CASE
>> > END CASE
>> >
>> >George Gallen
>> >Senior Programmer/Analyst
>> >Accounting/Data Division
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >ph:856.848.1000 Ext 220
>> >
>> >SLACK Incorporated - An innovative information, education and
>> >management
>> >company
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>> >
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