I've got a file that seems to come across more like a dictionary from what I can tell. Something like the following format:
###,1,val_1,2,val_2,3,val_3,5,val_5,10,val_10 ###,1,val_1,2,val_2,3,val_3,5,val_5,11,val_11,25,val_25,967,val_967 In other words, different layouts (defined mostly by what is in val_1, val_2, val_3). The ,#, fields indicate what "field" from our mainframe the corresponding value represents. Is there a good way to parse this into a DB-type format where I only pull out the values corresponding to the appropriate field numbers? Seems like converting to a dictionary of some sort would be best, but I don't quite know how I would go about that. In this case, the first field is a value unto itself - represents a "letter type" that would be associated with the rest of the record. The fields are either present or not, no placeholder if there's no value for e.g. Field #4. Thanks for any help or pointers you can give me. -Pete -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
