On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Ruediger zu Dohna wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> When array data is imported or exported in any way (database in this
> case) you'll need to convert it. This can get slow when the data gets
> big (Megas), so it would be nice to have a command that converts that
> data.
>
> convert <data> to array [by <linedelim> [and <headDelim>]]
>
> where lineDelim defaults to return and headDerim to "=". So:
Wouldn't "," be more typical? And what if you want to split it into a
numerically indexed array?
> Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Would be turned into an array with three entries, where the names are
> the keys to the mail address.
>
> Another option would be to have the keys in a second variable:
>
> convert <data> to array [by <lineDelim>] indexed by <keys>
You sure you want to overload the convert command for this? I
originally proposed this as the "split" command, but it got a pretty
lukewarm response and so has been back burnered...
> If this command does not find appreciation, how about array access
> from externals?
Or being able to pass binary data to and from externals. Or even
better, why not request support for both! ;-)
Regards,
Scott
> Regards
> R�diger
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