# File handling **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 24, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092 "2007-12-24T16:59:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/1 "2007-12-24T16:59:50Z")
Hi, I have to make use of a single associative array to hold two files and I should be able to access them in the following manner 1. [’’] to have info related to group 2 [’’][’’] 3 [’’,’’,’’] The file, along with the two group are abc.qq Names sub1 sub2 sub3 sub4 zzz 22 32 40 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . def.qq Names sub1 sub2 sub3 sub4 How do I do this task… Thank You ARB zzz 22 32 40 10 . . . . . . . . . . . How do I achieve this ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/2 "2007-12-24T22:01:39Z")
On 24.12.2007 16:59, Advait B. wrote: > abc.qq > > Names sub1 sub2 sub3 sub4 > > zzz 22 32 40 10 > . . . . > . . . . From what you’ve written it’s unclear to me - whether you want an in memory structure or persistent data, - what you have implemented so far, - what it is that you are asking. I’d say there is some room for improvement of your original posting. 🙂 Kind regards robert ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/3 "2007-12-25T04:57:54Z")
On Dec 24, 2007 3:00 PM, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > The file, along with the two group are > > - whether you want an in memory structure or persistent data, > > - what you have implemented so far, > > - what it is that you are asking. > > I’d say there is some room for improvement of your original posting. 🙂 I agree with robert. I think I know what you want to do, but just am not sure. Todd ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/4 "2007-12-26T11:45:28Z")
On 26.12.2007 09:17, Advait B. wrote: > > > I’d say there is some room for improvement of your original posting. 🙂 > > > I am really sorry for not describing by dought properly. > > > student3 85 84 89 > > > 88 91 75 student14 95 > > Now I need to put both these file into and array (single associative > array) and read them > simeltaneously meaning when I execute this program typing the > "group\_name " followed by “student\_name” I should get the result What is a “group name”? I can guess on the student name but am at a loss with regard to this “group name”. > ex > ABC student3 > o/p =\> student3 85 84 89 > > similarly > DEF student12 > > o/p =\> 77 84 96 student12 84 > > How could I achieve this Frankly, this looks like a homework assignment and I am reluctant to implement this for you. Also it seems, the spec is not yet fully clear (to you). So while we have a pretty good specification (or rather example) of the input data, it is still not clear to me what output you expect. You talk about putting your input data into a single associative array which is implementation terminology. But the important bit is to get the _requirements_ straight _first_. Kind regards robert ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/5 "2007-12-27T02:15:49Z")
On Dec 26, 2007 4:44 AM, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > Kind regards > > ``` > robert > > ``` I’m still not sure, but I think Advait wants to search for a line in a file. Is that true, Advait? Todd ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/6 "2007-12-26T12:20:41Z")
On Dec 26, 4:43 am, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Also it seems, the spec is not yet fully clear > (to you). That was my thought. It seems the OP wants treat two different streams as the same kind of data (but keyed on different values). I can think of a way to abstract this, but it just “feels” wrong. Seems like this kind of thing is best suited to a DB/ORM mapping rather than trying to do it by hand. Regards, Joordan ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/7 "2007-12-27T16:24:47Z")
Todd B. wrote: > On Dec 26, 2007 4:44 AM, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > wrote: > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > ``` > > robert > > > > ``` > > I’m still not sure, but I think Advait wants to search for a line in a > file. Is that true, Advait? > > Todd Hi, Ya thats right I want to search a line in the file ---
**Author:** ![advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@advait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/advait)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2007, 9:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-handling/124092/8 "2007-12-26T09:17:12Z")
Todd B. wrote: > On Dec 24, 2007 3:00 PM, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > wrote: > > > > The file, along with the two group are > > > > - whether you want an in memory structure or persistent data, > > > > - what you have implemented so far, > > > > - what it is that you are asking. > > > > I’d say there is some room for improvement of your original posting. 🙂 > > I agree with robert. I think I know what you want to do, but just am > not sure. > > Todd Hi, I am really sorry for not describing by dought properly. I have two files ABC.tvs and DEF.tvs, both these files house student data as shown below ABC.tvs … Names Hindi English Mathematics student1 90 75 80 student2 77 84 96 student3 85 84 89 student4 88 91 75 and the other file DEF.tvs … Hindi English Sanskrit Names Biology 90 75 80 student11 88 77 84 96 student12 84 85 84 89 student13 99 88 91 75 student14 95 Now I need to put both these file into and array (single associative array) and read them simeltaneously meaning when I execute this program typing the "group\_name " followed by “student\_name” I should get the result ex ABC student3 o/p =\> student3 85 84 89 similarly DEF student12 o/p =\> 77 84 96 student12 84 How could I achieve this Thanking you ARB