Problem with sequential files and output 
	 
	
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		caldrium
 
 
 
    
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				  Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:52 pm    Post subject: Problem with sequential files and output  | 
	
				
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				open : data, "hideandseek.seq", get
 
assert (data > 0)
 
 
originalword := "wonderland"
 
for yy : 1 .. 2
 
    for xx : 1 .. length(originalword)
 
        %loop
 
            %exit when eof (data)
 
            get : data, word (xx)
 
            if word(yy)(xx) = originalword (xx) then
 
                put word (yy) (xx) ..
 
            else
 
                put "-" ..
 
            end if
 
        %end loop
 
    end for
 
    put ""
 
end for
 
 
 
this is what i got so far (its a big mess), what im trying to do would be like
 
 
ORIGINAL WORD :wonderland (dont need to output this as of now)
 
 
WORD: DISPLAY:
 
wonder wonder----
 
 
because wonder is in that way of wonderland, when i get output all i get is wonder "no ----" and this is crutial because i have to output other forms of words in weird orders (example : w---e---n-) can i get some help please?
 
 
my sequential file is :
 
wonder
 
now
 
new
 
lend
 
landed
 
wand
 
wander
 
wood
 
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				  Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:05 am    Post subject: (No subject)  | 
	
				
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				| I think index() is a good function to use here. It will tell you if one string is a substring in another, and if so - the position where it first occurs. | 
			 
			
				 
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		MysticVegeta
 
  
 
    
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				  Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:46 pm    Post subject: (No subject)  | 
	
				
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				Careful though, index only gives the location of first character. For example : if you go something like this ->
 
 
put index("wonderland", "wonder")
 
 
Ouput will only be 1.
 
 
To separate wonderland it would be something like this ->
 
 
put str(index("wonderland", "wonder")..index("wonderland", "wonder) + length("wonder")-1)
 
 
Note: I didnt test the code but its pretty straightforward. 
 
 
Str -> main string = "wonderland"
 
So, what the program does it retrives the substring "wonder" from it
 
 
so its really 
 
put str(1..1+6-1) = "wonder" | 
			 
			
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