Thanks! I think I got it all under control now. -e
-----Original Message----- From: Qasim Rasheed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Parsing Question. Here is an example although not perfect and fully tested. <cfset input = "01/01/2006 Sun 02:02AM LST -0.7 L 08:35AM LST 3.1 H 03:01PM LST -0.4 L 08:53PM LST 2.1 H"> <cfset i2 = listtoarray( listrest( listrest( input, ' ' ), ' ' ), ' ' )> <cfset date = listfirst( input, ' ' )> <cfset len = arraylen( i2 )> <cfloop from="1" to="#len#" index="i" step="4"> <cfset time = i2[i]> <cfset level = i2[i+2]> <cfset height = i2[i+3]> <cfoutput> #date# -- #time# -- #level# -- #height# <br /> </cfoutput> </cfloop> On 4/26/06, Emmet McGovern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey people. I'm trying to parse a line to stick into a db. This has been > furrowing my brow for over an hour now. :) > > Does anyone know an easy way to turn this line... Sometimes it's a line > with a 4 time pattern and sometimes only 3. > > 01/01/2006 Sun 02:02AM LST -0.7 L 08:35AM LST 3.1 H 03:01PM LST -0.4 L > 08:53PM LST 2.1 H > > Into this > > DATE TIME LEVEL HEIGHT > ------------------------------------------ > 01/01/2006 02:02AM -0.7 L > 01/01/2006 08:35AM 3.1 H > 01/01/2006 03:01PM -0.4 L > 01/01/2006 08:53PM 2.1 H > > > Much Thanks, > Emmet > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:238839 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

