You should normalise your data - have a field in the second csv that links to the first csv and then you can have as many rows as you want associated with the record in the first file.
Mikey "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I have a csv file that I am parsing, formatting and then writting to a new > file. I am currently using an array, but I have some lines that might > contain more data than others. I know for sure that columns 0-33 will > always be there, but the customer has the option to add another set of > columns to the row if needed. I do know that the addition's will always > be 18 columns and I do know that they can add up to 15 set's of 18. So, > the row length could be 0-33 or 0-51 if they add one additional set or 303 > columns if they go up to 15. > > The tricky part is I have to format each column for the new file that is > created, I do this using sprintf. I have so far tried to use array_slice > for the first 18 columns, then I do another array_slice starting at 18 > and using the column count to get the last column in the row. Here is the > code: > > array_slice($fields, 18,$lineCount); > foreach ($fields as $key => $value){ > print "$key|$value\r\n"; > } > > The format of the new file will be this: > 01-Customer information > 02-Other information > 03a Required Info (that can repeat up to 15 times per line) > 03b "" > 04b "" > 04-Close Customer Record > > Repeat cycle for each row. The inner loop happens between the 02 and 04 > records. Remember, I need to format each individual column, they are > different format options. > > If you have some thoughts, I would be all ears as I have been starring at > this too long and too hard. > > Thanks, > > -Scott > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
