akonsu wrote:
hello,
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what should happen if the files have different structure (different
set of sections/subsections)?
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please define “data”, “magically merged together”, “range”.
Thanks for the responses guys… Here’s a little more info based on
them.
The sections and subsections and data are defined by {} and [] and
values… for example.
DataGroup = {
[1] = {
[1] = {
[“dataidentifier”] = {
[1] = {
[“type”] = 1,
[“x”] = 45.5,
[“count”] = 1,
[“image”] = 4,
[“y”] = 18.8,
},
[1] = {
[“type”] = 1,
[“x”] = 21.5,
[“count”] = 5,
[“image”] = 4,
[“y”] = 31.8,
},
},
[2] = {
[“dataidentifier2”] = {
[1] = {
[“type”] = 1,
[“x”] = 74.5,
[“count”] = 1,
[“image”] = 3,
[“y”] = 11.8,
},
[1] = {
[“type”] = 1,
[“x”] = 27.5,
[“count”] = 5,
[“image”] = 3,
[“y”] = 36.8,
},
},
Disregard the last piece of my post when I said I wanted to merge data
within a range. After reviewing what I want to do, this is no longer the
case. I only want to merge data if the value is the same.
take for example the “x” and “y” values above… For the first section
where there is “dataidentifier”, both of my files have that section… I
want that if the “x” and “y” values are the same then to just add the
values under “count” If the “x” and “y” values are different then I just
need to have the resulting file showing the section with each of the
dataidentifier data for each of the x and y. Obviously these “x” and
“y” values are coordinates.
Maybe if I explain where I’m coming from it will make more sense. Say
I’m looking for widgets at x and y, and I need to record how many I find
and where.
Scenario 1.
I find 2 of the widgets at 15,18. That gets recorded into file 1.
I find 1 of the widgets at the same location, 15,18 These get recorded
into file 2.
Scenario 2.
I find 2 widgets at location 21,30. This goes into File 1
I find 2 contraptions at location 10,23. This goes into File 1
I find 3 widgets at location 13,40. This goes into File 2
On scenario 1, I want the resulting file to show that I found a total of
3 items at location 15,18.
On scenario 2, I want the resulting file to show that I found 2 widgets
at location 21,30, 3 widgets at location 13,40 and 2 contraptions at
location 10,23.
Is what I want to do better explained now? There is obviously the
complication (I think) of the coordinates having decimal points. I
can’t aovid this. I also can’t avoid writing the 2 files, this is why I
am working on this. I know it would be ideal to have just a single data
file where everything gets written to but this is beyond my control for
this project…
I really appreciate how fast you guys replied and I hope I’m helping you
help me. 
