I always tend to use PHP for that sort of thing... I guess it's down to your personal preferences with regards to scripting languages. I can provide an example of converting a text file to a CSV file in PHP if required? <div>On 5/26/05, Vern Ceder <<a href="mailto:vceder@canterburyschool.org">vceder@canterburyschool.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Respectfully, I would suggest that Python or Ruby would be as good, if not better, for a task like that. With both of them you can be up and mangling files surprisingly quickly. Vern Shawn Powers wrote: > I have to mangle 70 text files outputted from a grading program into 1 > absurdly complex file for our student management system. I'm sure Perl > is the program to use for this, but I am not a Perl programmer. > > Does anyone know any good tutorials, or better yet, text file > manipulating Perl examples that I could absorb into my conscienceness? > > Lastly, anyone do any Perl scripting for cash, or know where I could > turn if I can't figure it out in short order? Thanks, > > -Shawn -- This time for sure! -Bullwinkle J. Moose ----------------------------- Vern Ceder, Director of Technology Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 <a href="mailto:vceder@canterburyschool.org">vceder@canterburyschool.org</a>; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn </a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </blockquote></div> -- Jon "Four Star Gun" Spriggs AKA Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs