how to import a block of numbers which may touch each other by "-"
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- Subject: [mg85772] how to import a block of numbers which may touch each other by "-"
- From: "P.Wholey" <p.wholey at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:06:36 -0500 (EST)
hello, I have an data file which format is as below: -------------------------------------------------------------------- title: a.file date: 12 10 2007 total lines: 100000 numbers per line: 5 main data as below: 190 -0.129 0.05772 -0.030 -0.00996 190 0.071 0.01619 0.039 0.04558 190 0.121-0.03730 -0.009 -0.00406 190 0.000-0.00288 0.036 0.01329 190 0.042-0.00979 -0.112 -0.04337 190 -0.123 0.07222 0.068 0.04067 190 -0.006 0.00578 -0.141 -0.04998 190 -0.062 0.04221 0.035 -0.01669 190 -0.089-0.00053 0.029 0.01350 190 0.064 0.00055 -0.113 -0.07820 190 0.002 0.01067 -0.202 -0.12547 190 -0.023 0.00259 -0.159 -0.06490 190 0.036 0.04910 -0.129 -0.05900 190 0.057-0.03202 -0.041 -0.02238 190 0.078-0.07989 -0.038 0.02000 ... ... ... -------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to quickly import the main data block as a list of numbers. My problem is the 2nd and 3rd column of data may touch each by the minus mark "-" and there are 100000 lines in this block. How can I do it with Version5.0. Any help? Thank you very much in advance!