I have a file with a set of alternating keywords and values for each main
key:
mainkey keyword value keyword value keyword value etc.
For a certain set of main keys, I want to translate the values of several
keywords. I'd like to avoid reformatting the whole file with SPLIT|JOIN,
so for now I've used a separate CHOP|XLATE|GATHER|JOIN for each one:
(end /) ...
| suf: chop after string " IXBTSUF " | newsuf: gather | join 1
| mod: chop after string " IXVMOD " | newmod: gather | join 1
| mac: chop after string " IXVMAC " | newmac: gather | join 1
...
/ suf: | xlate w1 ... | newsuf:
/ mod: | xlate w1 ... | newmod:
/ mac: | xlate w1 ... | newmac:
Obviously, this is no good if these keywords may also appear as values,
and it gets messy fast if the list of keywords is long or variable. I
feel like I must be overlooking some simpler and more reliable approach.
¬R
