Re: importing fixed width data
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg97626] Re: importing fixed width data
- From: Vince <blueschi at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:14 -0500 (EST)
- References: <gpg1lt$cps$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Mar 14, 6:42 am, swiftset <swift... at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I'm trying to import data from a file where the fields are stored > in a fixed width format. The Import["file", "Table"] command is the > closest I can get to what I'd like, but then the data is divided using > whitespace, so I get a lot of extraneous fields, and no way to tell > whether what Mathematica imported as two fields is actually just one > that contained a whitespace. > > Any ideas on how to proceed? Some variation of: ToExpression@StringTake[Import["file", "List"], <fieldSpecs>] Vince Virgilio