Hi Chris I think the biggest issue is the difference between File.read and IO.readlines, and understanding when an array or a string is returned.
I'm not comfortable with truncating the original file either. What I would like to do is get the latest data, see what's not in the main file, and append it. What I do now, is get the latest data, put the existing file into an array, merge the two and hack it with Array.sort.uniq, truncate the file and insert the new data. Anyway, as I said, off topic so don't worry too much - this solves a sort-term problem. Kind regards Walter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris McMahon Sent: 16 April 2007 06:11 PM To: wtr-general@rubyforge.org Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] [OT] - array nightmare > The new array replaces all the data previously in the master log file. I get > a lot of redundant whitespace for some reason. It really is a hack - there > must be a better way to do it... > I'm not sure what the expected result here should be. Seems like a reasonable approach. What part is the hackiest? _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general ************************************************************************************************************************** Everything in this e-mail and attachments relating to the official business of MultiChoice Africa is proprietary to the company. Any view or opinion expressed in this message may be the view of the individual and should not automatically be ascribed to the company. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by email, facsimile or telephone and destroy the original message. ************************************************************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Wtr-general mailing list Wtr-general@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-general
