Any way to bold grand total line in a report - mysql
I am using a bash script to generate a report for higher management and sending it through mail with the help of cronjob but my problem is that we need Grand_Total line in bold format.
I am getting results by below multiple queries:
mysql -H -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS test -e "SELECT IFNULL(cust_name,'Grand_Total') AS cust_name,SUM(order_amt) AS amt FROM mytable1 GROUP BY cust_name WITH ROLLUP;" > REPORT_FILE.txt
mysql -H -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS test -e "SELECT IFNULL(cust_name,'Grand_Total') AS cust_name,SUM(order_amt) AS amt FROM mytable2 GROUP BY cust_name WITH ROLLUP;" >> REPORT_FILE.txt
mysql -H -u$DBUSER -p$DBPASS test -e "SELECT IFNULL(cust_name,'Grand_Total') AS cust_name,SUM(order_amt) AS amt FROM mytable3 GROUP BY cust_name WITH ROLLUP;" >> REPORT_FILE.txt
It will generate output in html format in REPORT_FILE.txt file.
I want to Bold my "Grand_Total" line either through mysql query (if there is any way, as per me there is no way in mysql) or after exporting data in txt file with the help of any linux command.
You need to read the file in some other scripting language such as Python, Perl etc and you can parse the file and change the required columns as per required.
You may even use sed or awk to edit the sepcific columns you want to.
Finally I got the solution by below perl script, so first my script will generate report in mytext.txt file then this perl script will search "TD" word in each line but between <TD>Grand Total</TD> to end of line and after replacing it with "TH" print it to myoutput.txt file along with the lines those don't have these keyword. So finally my Grand Total line will be displayed as Bold in report.
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
open (INPUTFILE, "mytext.txt") or die ("Unable to find the file");
open (OUTFILE, ">myoutput.txt") or die ("Unable to find the file");
my #lines = <INPUTFILE>;
foreach my $str (#lines) {
if (my ($matches) = $str =~ /(<TD>Grand Total<\/TD>(<TD>-?[0-9.]+<\/TD>)*)/) {
my $orig = $matches;
$matches =~ tr/TD/TH/ ;
$str =~ s/$orig/$matches/;
print OUTFILE $str;
}else{
print OUTFILE $str;
}
}
mytext.txt conent is below-
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<br><br>Small Shoes Bulk Inventory Report <br><br>
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TH>Shoes</TH><TH>size 4</TH><TH>size 5</TH><TH>size 6</TH><TH>size 7</TH><TH>LastDay_Total</TH><TH>Today_Total</TH><TH>Quantity Change</TH><TH>% Change</TH></TR><TR><TD>Lotto Diva Women White Pink - 203979</TD><TD>581</TD><TD>1214</TD><TD>1067</TD><TD>475</TD><TD>3341</TD><TD>3337</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>-0.12</TD></TR><TR><TD>Grand Total</TD><TD>581</TD><TD>1214</TD><TD>1067</TD><TD>475</TD><TD>3341</TD><TD>3337</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>-0.12</TD></TR></TABLE>
<br><br>Apparel Bulk Inventory Report<br><br>
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TH>Apparel</TH><TH>Size - S</TH><TH>Size - M</TH><TH>Size - L</TH><TH>Size - XL</TH><TH>Size - XXL</TH><TH>LastDay_Total</TH><TH>Today_Total</TH><TH>Quantity Change</TH><TH>% Change</TH></TR><TR><TD>Lotto Tracksuit - 199346</TD><TD>895</TD><TD>2765</TD><TD>2763</TD><TD>1646</TD><TD>778</TD><TD>8849</TD><TD>8847</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>-0.02</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Black Bomber Jacket - 201734</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>268</TD><TD>216</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>562</TD><TD>561</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>-0.18</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Black Full Sleeve Jacket with Fur Lining - 202674</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Blue Bomber Jacket - 201735</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>117</TD><TD>324</TD><TD>313</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>754</TD><TD>754</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Mens Black Tracksuit with Blue Piping - 199529</TD><TD>426</TD><TD>1301</TD><TD>1300</TD><TD>683</TD><TD>350</TD><TD>4060</TD><TD>4060</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Mens Black Tracksuit with Red Piping - 199530</TD><TD>458</TD><TD>1226</TD><TD>1330</TD><TD>739</TD><TD>332</TD><TD>4085</TD><TD>4085</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Grand Total</TD><TD>1779</TD><TD>5518</TD><TD>5988</TD><TD>3627</TD><TD>1460</TD><TD>18375</TD><TD>18372</TD><TD>-3</TD><TD>-0.02</TD></TR></TABLE>
myoutput.txt content after replacing TD to TH:
<br><br>Shoes Bulk Inventory Report <br><br>
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TH>Shoes</TH><TH>size 6</TH><TH>size 7</TH><TH>size 8</TH><TH>size 9</TH><TH>size 10</TH><TH>size 11</TH><TH>LastDay_Total</TH><TH>Today_Total</TH><TH>Quantity Change</TH><TH>% Change</TH></TR><TR><TD>Marco ferro Boot - Black - 198747</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>40</TD><TD>143</TD><TD>301</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>556</TD><TD>507</TD><TD>-49</TD><TD>-8.81</TD></TR><TR><TD>Lotto Marathon Shoes White Navy - 196553</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>410</TD><TD>105</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>152</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>705</TD><TD>695</TD><TD>-10</TD><TD>-1.42</TD></TR><TR><TD>LOTTO MAGIC SHOES - Blue - 196552</TD><TD>51</TD><TD>224</TD><TD>644</TD><TD>1925</TD><TD>698</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3672</TD><TD>3542</TD><TD>-130</TD><TD>-3.54</TD></TR><TR><TD>Lancer LCR Footwear JJ Air White Navy - 221068</TD><TD>211</TD><TD>383</TD><TD>206</TD><TD>400</TD><TD>141</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1341</TD><TD>1334</TD><TD>19057.14</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Shoes - Green - 202033</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>190</TD><TD>134</TD><TD>128</TD><TD>532</TD><TD>640</TD><TD>2068</TD><TD>1689</TD><TD>-379</TD><TD>-18.33</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Race2 White Blue Sports Shoe - 217145</TD><TD>94</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>80</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>132</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>533</TD><TD>533</TD><TD>100.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Footwear Tab105 White Royal Blue - 215963</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>-11</TD><TD>-40.74</TD></TR><TR><TD>Stylish Biker Shoe - 198909</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>89</TD><TD>53</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>105</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>272</TD><TD>270</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>-0.74</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Sports shoe Blue White - 198456</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>164</TD><TD>203</TD><TD>107</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>487</TD><TD>486</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>-0.21</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Sports Shoe White Blue - 198457</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>66</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>108</TD><TD>84</TD><TD>-24</TD><TD>-22.22</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Formal Shoes - 38087</TD><TD>67</TD><TD>183</TD><TD>206</TD><TD>98</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>656</TD><TD>608</TD><TD>-48</TD><TD>-7.32</TD></TR><TR><TD>MARCO FERRO TAN SHOES - 60894</TD><TD>334</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>164</TD><TD>268</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>784</TD><TD>778</TD><TD>-6</TD><TD>-0.77</TD></TR><TR><TD>Marco Ferro Olive Shoes - Olive - 195566</TD><TD>256</TD><TD>56</TD><TD>856</TD><TD>999</TD><TD>591</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2814</TD><TD>2758</TD><TD>-56</TD><TD>-1.99</TD></TR><TR><TD>Marco ferro Boot - Tan - 197672</TD><TD>136</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>313</TD><TD>100</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>594</TD><TD>567</TD><TD>-27</TD><TD>-4.55</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Shoes - 214619</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>90</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>283</TD><TD>296</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>4.59</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Shoes - Blue - 202034</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>57</TD><TD>42</TD><TD>69</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>307</TD><TD>271</TD><TD>-36</TD><TD>-11.73</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Shoes - Red - 202035</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>50</TD><TD>68</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>229</TD><TD>222</TD><TD>-7</TD><TD>-3.06</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Shoes - Tab - White/Red/Black - 214618</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>145</TD><TD>86</TD><TD>73</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>420</TD><TD>425</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>1.19</TD></TR><TR><TD>Columbus Shoes - Tab White Blue - 214617</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>156</TD><TD>43</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>70</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>372</TD><TD>370</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>-0.54</TD></TR><TR><TD>Lotto Magic Shoes - 129726</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TH>Grand Total</TH><TH>1369</TH><TH>2203</TH><TH>2899</TH><TH>4969</TH><TH>3229</TH><TH>802</TH><TH>14374</TH><TH>15471</TH><TH>1097</TH><TH>7.63</TH></TR></TABLE>
<br><br>Small Shoes Bulk Inventory Report <br><br>
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TH>Shoes</TH><TH>size 4</TH><TH>size 5</TH><TH>size 6</TH><TH>size 7</TH><TH>LastDay_Total</TH><TH>Today_Total</TH><TH>Quantity Change</TH><TH>% Change</TH></TR><TR><TD>Lotto Diva Women White Pink - 203979</TD><TD>581</TD><TD>1214</TD><TD>1067</TD><TD>475</TD><TD>3341</TD><TD>3337</TD><TD>-4</TD><TD>-0.12</TD></TR><TR><TH>Grand Total</TH><TH>581</TH><TH>1214</TH><TH>1067</TH><TH>475</TH><TH>3341</TH><TH>3337</TH><TH>-4</TH><TH>-0.12</TH></TR></TABLE>
<br><br>Apparel Bulk Inventory Report<br><br>
<TABLE BORDER=1><TR><TH>Apparel</TH><TH>Size - S</TH><TH>Size - M</TH><TH>Size - L</TH><TH>Size - XL</TH><TH>Size - XXL</TH><TH>LastDay_Total</TH><TH>Today_Total</TH><TH>Quantity Change</TH><TH>% Change</TH></TR><TR><TD>Lotto Tracksuit - 199346</TD><TD>895</TD><TD>2765</TD><TD>2763</TD><TD>1646</TD><TD>778</TD><TD>8849</TD><TD>8847</TD><TD>-2</TD><TD>-0.02</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Black Bomber Jacket - 201734</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>77</TD><TD>268</TD><TD>216</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>562</TD><TD>561</TD><TD>-1</TD><TD>-0.18</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Black Full Sleeve Jacket with Fur Lining - 202674</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>65</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Blue Bomber Jacket - 201735</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>117</TD><TD>324</TD><TD>313</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>754</TD><TD>754</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Mens Black Tracksuit with Blue Piping - 199529</TD><TD>426</TD><TD>1301</TD><TD>1300</TD><TD>683</TD><TD>350</TD><TD>4060</TD><TD>4060</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TD>Rocio Mens Black Tracksuit with Red Piping - 199530</TD><TD>458</TD><TD>1226</TD><TD>1330</TD><TD>739</TD><TD>332</TD><TD>4085</TD><TD>4085</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0.00</TD></TR><TR><TH>Grand Total</TH><TH>1779</TH><TH>5518</TH><TH>5988</TH><TH>3627</TH><TH>1460</TH><TH>18375</TH><TH>18372</TH><TH>-3</TH><TH>-0.02</TH></TR></TABLE>
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As You can see Set #a = 'a<!-- wp:blocks/amazon-product {"url":"https://www.amazon.com/OutdoorMaster-OTG-Ski-Goggles-Protection/dp/B01HLV5HR6","category":"1","headline":"OutdoorMaster OTG Ski Goggles - Over Glasses Ski/Snowboard Goggles for Men, Women \u0026 Youth - 100% UV Protection (Black Frame + VLT 10% Grey Lens with REVO Silver)","price":"$17.99","review":"",","checkPrice":"Buy Now on Amazon","isUrlPresent":true,"cacheDate":"2020-04-05T07:27:27.875Z"} /-->"a' ✓ SELECT REPLACE (#a,'<!-- wp:blocks/amazon-product {"url":"https://www.amazon.com/OutdoorMaster-OTG-Ski-Goggles-Protection/dp/B01HLV5HR6","category":"1","headline":"OutdoorMaster OTG Ski Goggles - Over Glasses Ski/Snowboard Goggles for Men, Women \u0026 Youth - 100% UV Protection (Black Frame + VLT 10% Grey Lens with REVO Silver)","price":"$17.99","review":"",","checkPrice":"Buy Now on Amazon","isUrlPresent":true,"cacheDate":"2020-04-05T07:27:27.875Z"} /-->','test') | REPLACE (#a,'<!-- wp:blocks/amazon-product {"url":"https://www.amazon.com/OutdoorMaster-OTG-Ski-Goggles-Protection/dp/B01HLV5HR6","category":"1","headline":"OutdoorMaster OTG Ski Goggles - Over Glasses Ski/Snowboard Goggles for Men, Women \u0026 Youth - 1 | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | atest"a | db<>fiddle here The problem is not the size of your text. You must try first SELECT post_content FROM wp_posts WHERE post_content LIKE '%your text%'; Ans see if it has any result.
Remove duplicate word sentence
I have a list of sentences. I want to deal with duplicates like this: White shoes women Shoes women white Women white shoes I want to make into this: White shoes women Can I do this in Notepad++? Or maybe some other software?
I don't think you can do such job in Npp. Here is a way to do the job with perl that keeps the case and order of first line. (Thanks to #jwpfox for input example). use Modern::Perl; my $prev = ''; while(<DATA>) { chomp; my $str = join'',sort split' ',lc$_; say $_ if $str ne $prev; $prev = $str; } __DATA__ White shoes women Shoes women white Women white shoes White shoes women Shoes women white Women white shoes Men black boots Black boots men Boots men black girl yellow shirt yellow girl shirt pants blue boy Output: White shoes women Men black boots girl yellow shirt pants blue boy A version in PHP: $s = array( 'White shoes women', 'Shoes women white', 'Women white shoes', 'White shoes women', 'Shoes women white', 'Women white shoes', 'Men black boots', 'Black boots men', 'Boots men black', 'girl yellow shirt', 'yellow girl shirt', 'pants blue boy'); $prev = ''; foreach($s as $line) { $list = explode(' ', strtolower($line)); sort($list); $str = implode('',$list); if ($str != $prev) echo $line,"\n"; $prev = $str; } Output: White shoes women Men black boots girl yellow shirt pants blue boy
Using the "some other software" option. Contents of input.txt file: White shoes women Shoes women white Women white shoes Men black boots Black boots men Boots men black girl yellow shirt yellow girl shirt pants blue boy Python 3: sentences = [] with open('input.txt', mode='r') as infile: for line in infile: wordlist = line.split(' ') words = [] for word in wordlist: word = word.strip() words.append(word.lower()) words.sort() if words not in sentences: sentences.append(words) with open('output.txt', mode='w') as outfile: for sentence in sentences: for word in sentence: outfile.write(word + ' ') outfile.write('\n') Contents of output.txt file: shoes white women black boots men girl shirt yellow blue boy pants
Text manipulation with sed
I need a little help, in our class we've been playing around with GREP and SED commands in an attempt to learn how they work. More specifically we've been using sed commands to manipulate text and add tags. So, we we're given an assignment, we've been given 500 lines of CSV fake data and it is our job to create a sed command that will automatically tag the data and tag any new data added down the road (theoretically). Here's a few lines of our fake UN-TAGGED data, this is by default how we received it, as you can see all the data starts with a first name and ends with a web email: FirstName,LastName,Company,Address,City,County,State,ZIP,Phone,Fax,Email,Web "Essie","Vaill","Litronic Industries","14225 Hancock Dr","Anchorage","Anchorage","AK","99515","907-345-0962","907-345-1215","essie#vaill.com","http://www.essievaill.com" "Cruz","Roudabush","Meridian Products","2202 S Central Ave","Phoenix","Maricopa","AZ","85004","602-252-4827","602-252-4009","cruz#roudabush.com","http://www.cruzroudabush.com" "Billie","Tinnes","D & M Plywood Inc","28 W 27th St","New York","New York","NY","10001","212-889-5775","212-889-5764","billie#tinnes.com","http://www.billietinnes.com" "Zackary","Mockus","Metropolitan Elevator Co","286 State St","Perth Amboy","Middlesex","NJ","08861","732-442-0638","732-442-5218","zackary#mockus.com","http://www.zackarymockus.com" "Rosemarie","Fifield","Technology Services","3131 N Nimitz Hwy #-105","Honolulu","Honolulu","HI","96819","808-836-8966","808-836-6008","rosemarie#fifield.com","http://www.rosemariefifield.com" "Bernard","Laboy","Century 21 Keewaydin Prop","22661 S Frontage Rd","Channahon","Will","IL","60410","815-467-0487","815-467-1244","bernard#laboy.com","http://www.bernardlaboy.com" "Sue","Haakinson","Kim Peacock Beringhause","9617 N Metro Pky W","Phoenix","Maricopa","AZ","85051","602-953-2753","602-953-0355","sue#haakinson.com","http://www.suehaakinson.com" "Valerie","Pou","Sea Port Record One Stop Inc","7475 Hamilton Blvd","Trexlertown","Lehigh","PA","18087","610-395-8743","610-395-6995","valerie#pou.com","http://www.valeriepou.com" "Lashawn","Hasty","Kpff Consulting Engineers","815 S Glendora Ave","West Covina","Los Angeles","CA","91790","626-960-6738","626-960-1503","lashawn#hasty.com","http://www.lashawnhasty.com" "Marianne","Earman","Albers Technologies Corp","6220 S Orange Blossom Trl","Orlando","Orange","FL","32809","407-857-0431","407-857-2506","marianne#earman.com","http://www.marianneearman.com" "Justina","Dragaj","Uchner, David D Esq","2552 Poplar Ave","Memphis","Shelby","TN","38112","901-327-5336","901-327-2911","justina#dragaj.com","http://www.justinadragaj.com" "Mandy","Mcdonnell","Southern Vermont Surveys","343 Bush St Se","Salem","Marion","OR","97302","503-371-8219","503-371-1118","mandy#mcdonnell.com","http://www.mandymcdonnell.com" "Conrad","Lanfear","Kahler, Karen T Esq","49 Roche Way","Youngstown","Mahoning","OH","44512","330-758-0314","330-758-3536","conrad#lanfear.com","http://www.conradlanfear.com" "Cyril","Behen","National Paper & Envelope Corp","1650 S Harbor Blvd","Anaheim","Orange","CA","92802","714-772-5050","714-772-3859","cyril#behen.com","http://www.cyrilbehen.com" "Shelley","Groden","Norton, Robert L Esq","110 Broadway St","San Antonio","Bexar","TX","78205","210-229-3017","210-229-9757","shelley#groden.com","http://www.shelleygroden.com" Our teacher wanted us to create sed commands that would automatically indent the data, add TR to the front and back of the data and add TD tags to each new field. <HTML> <HEAD><Title>Lab 4b by Andrey</Title></HEAD> <BODY> <table border="1"> <TR><TD>FirstName</TD><TD>LastName</TD><TD>Company</TD><TD>Address</TD><TD>City</TD><TD>County</TD><TD>State</TD><TD>ZIP</TD><TD>Phone</TD><TD>Fax</TD><TD>Email</TD><TD>Web</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Essie</TD><TD>Vaill</TD><TD>Litronic Industries</TD><TD>14225 Hancock Dr</TD><TD>Anchorage</TD><TD>Anchorage</TD><TD>AK</TD><TD>99515</TD><TD>907-345-0962</TD><TD>907-345-1215</TD><TD>essie#vaill.com</TD><TD>http://www.essievaill.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Cruz</TD><TD>Roudabush</TD><TD>Meridian Products</TD><TD>2202 S Central Ave</TD><TD>Phoenix</TD><TD>Maricopa</TD><TD>AZ</TD><TD>85004</TD><TD>602-252-4827</TD><TD>602-252-4009</TD><TD>cruz#roudabush.com</TD><TD>http://www.cruzroudabush.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Billie</TD><TD>Tinnes</TD><TD>D & M Plywood Inc</TD><TD>28 W 27th St</TD><TD>New York</TD><TD>New York</TD><TD>NY</TD><TD>10001</TD><TD>212-889-5775</TD><TD>212-889-5764</TD><TD>billie#tinnes.com</TD><TD>http://www.billietinnes.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Zackary</TD><TD>Mockus</TD><TD>Metropolitan Elevator Co</TD><TD>286 State St</TD><TD>Perth Amboy</TD><TD>Middlesex</TD><TD>NJ</TD><TD>08861</TD><TD>732-442-0638</TD><TD>732-442-5218</TD><TD>zackary#mockus.com</TD><TD>http://www.zackarymockus.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Rosemarie</TD><TD>Fifield</TD><TD>Technology Services</TD><TD>3131 N Nimitz Hwy #-105</TD><TD>Honolulu</TD><TD>Honolulu</TD><TD>HI</TD><TD>96819</TD><TD>808-836-8966</TD><TD>808-836-6008</TD><TD>rosemarie#fifield.com</TD><TD>http://www.rosemariefifield.com<$ <TR><TD>Bernard</TD><TD>Laboy</TD><TD>Century 21 Keewaydin Prop</TD><TD>22661 S Frontage Rd</TD><TD>Channahon</TD><TD>Will</TD><TD>IL</TD><TD>60410</TD><TD>815-467-0487</TD><TD>815-467-1244</TD><TD>bernard#laboy.com</TD><TD>http://www.bernardlaboy.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Sue</TD><TD>Haakinson</TD><TD>Kim Peacock Beringhause</TD><TD>9617 N Metro Pky W</TD><TD>Phoenix</TD><TD>Maricopa</TD><TD>AZ</TD><TD>85051</TD><TD>602-953-2753</TD><TD>602-953-0355</TD><TD>sue#haakinson.com</TD><TD>http://www.suehaakinson.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Valerie</TD><TD>Pou</TD><TD>Sea Port Record One Stop Inc</TD><TD>7475 Hamilton Blvd</TD><TD>Trexlertown</TD><TD>Lehigh</TD><TD>PA</TD><TD>18087</TD><TD>610-395-8743</TD><TD>610-395-6995</TD><TD>valerie#pou.com</TD><TD>http://www.valeriepou.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Lashawn</TD><TD>Hasty</TD><TD>Kpff Consulting Engineers</TD><TD>815 S Glendora Ave</TD><TD>West Covina</TD><TD>Los Angeles</TD><TD>CA</TD><TD>91790</TD><TD>626-960-6738</TD><TD>626-960-1503</TD><TD>lashawn#hasty.com</TD><TD>http://www.lashawnhasty.com</TD><T$ <TR><TD>Marianne</TD><TD>Earman</TD><TD>Albers Technologies Corp</TD><TD>6220 S Orange Blossom Trl</TD><TD>Orlando</TD><TD>Orange</TD><TD>FL</TD><TD>32809</TD><TD>407-857-0431</TD><TD>407-857-2506</TD><TD>marianne#earman.com</TD><TD>http://www.marianneearman.com</TD$ <TR><TD>Justina</TD><TD>Dragaj</TD><TD>Uchner David D Esq</TD><TD>2552 Poplar Ave</TD><TD>Memphis</TD><TD>Shelby</TD><TD>TN</TD><TD>38112</TD><TD>901-327-5336</TD><TD>901-327-2911</TD><TD>justina#dragaj.com</TD><TD>http://www.justinadragaj.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Mandy</TD><TD>Mcdonnell</TD><TD>Southern Vermont Surveys</TD><TD>343 Bush St Se</TD><TD>Salem</TD><TD>Marion</TD><TD>OR</TD><TD>97302</TD><TD>503-371-8219</TD><TD>503-371-1118</TD><TD>mandy#mcdonnell.com</TD><TD>http://www.mandymcdonnell.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Conrad</TD><TD>Lanfear</TD><TD>Kahler Karen T Esq</TD><TD>49 Roche Way</TD><TD>Youngstown</TD><TD>Mahoning</TD><TD>OH</TD><TD>44512</TD><TD>330-758-0314</TD><TD>330-758-3536</TD><TD>conrad#lanfear.com</TD><TD>http://www.conradlanfear.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Cyril</TD><TD>Behen</TD><TD>National Paper & Envelope Corp</TD><TD>1650 S Harbor Blvd</TD><TD>Anaheim</TD><TD>Orange</TD><TD>CA</TD><TD>92802</TD><TD>714-772-5050</TD><TD>714-772-3859</TD><TD>cyril#behen.com</TD><TD>http://www.cyrilbehen.com</TD><TR> <TR><TD>Shelley</TD><TD>Groden</TD><TD>Norton Robert L Esq</TD><TD>110 Broadway St</TD><TD>San Antonio</TD><TD>Bexar</TD><TD>TX</TD><TD>78205</TD><TD>210-229-3017</TD><TD>210-229-9757</TD><TD>shelley#groden.com</TD><TD>http://www.shelleygroden.com</TD><TR> </table> </BODY> </HTML> So, I was messing around and I tired to create a few sed commands that would mimic the second output. My first attempt was: #!/bin/sh sed -e 's=^.*$=<TR><TD>&</TD></TR>=' input.csv Unfortunately, this program only outputs something like this where I get TR TD at the beginning and end, but no TD tags inside: <TR><TD>"Bryan","Rovell","All N All Shop","90 Hackensack St","East Rutherford","Bergen","NJ","07073","201-939-2788","201-939-9079","bryan#rovell.com","http://www.bryanrovell.com"</TD></TR> <TR><TD>"Joey","Bolick","Utility Trailer Sales","7700 N Council Rd","Oklahoma City","Oklahoma","OK","73132","405-728-5972","405-728-5244","joey#bolick.com","http://www.joeybolick.com"</TD></TR> I've also attempted to create individual seds to tag field, but instead I've only managed to tag each word, so I'm kinda stuck. I'm partially on the right track, I think, but I need helping indenting and adding TD to the beginning & end of every field, along with TR to the beginning and end of each new column.
This is the main part of it: $ sed -r 's:^"?: <TR><TD>:; s:"?,"?:</TD><TD>:g; s:"?$:</TD></TR>:' file <TR><TD>FirstName</TD><TD>LastName</TD><TD>Company</TD><TD>Address</TD><TD>City</TD><TD>County</TD><TD>State</TD><TD>ZIP</TD><TD>Phone</TD><TD>Fax</TD><TD>Email</TD><TD>Web</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Essie</TD><TD>Vaill</TD><TD>Litronic Industries</TD><TD>14225 Hancock Dr</TD><TD>Anchorage</TD><TD>Anchorage</TD><TD>AK</TD><TD>99515</TD><TD>907-345-0962</TD><TD>907-345-1215</TD><TD>essie#vaill.com</TD><TD>http://www.essievaill.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Cruz</TD><TD>Roudabush</TD><TD>Meridian Products</TD><TD>2202 S Central Ave</TD><TD>Phoenix</TD><TD>Maricopa</TD><TD>AZ</TD><TD>85004</TD><TD>602-252-4827</TD><TD>602-252-4009</TD><TD>cruz#roudabush.com</TD><TD>http://www.cruzroudabush.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Billie</TD><TD>Tinnes</TD><TD>D & M Plywood Inc</TD><TD>28 W 27th St</TD><TD>New York</TD><TD>New York</TD><TD>NY</TD><TD>10001</TD><TD>212-889-5775</TD><TD>212-889-5764</TD><TD>billie#tinnes.com</TD><TD>http://www.billietinnes.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Zackary</TD><TD>Mockus</TD><TD>Metropolitan Elevator Co</TD><TD>286 State St</TD><TD>Perth Amboy</TD><TD>Middlesex</TD><TD>NJ</TD><TD>08861</TD><TD>732-442-0638</TD><TD>732-442-5218</TD><TD>zackary#mockus.com</TD><TD>http://www.zackarymockus.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Rosemarie</TD><TD>Fifield</TD><TD>Technology Services</TD><TD>3131 N Nimitz Hwy #-105</TD><TD>Honolulu</TD><TD>Honolulu</TD><TD>HI</TD><TD>96819</TD><TD>808-836-8966</TD><TD>808-836-6008</TD><TD>rosemarie#fifield.com</TD><TD>http://www.rosemariefifield.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Bernard</TD><TD>Laboy</TD><TD>Century 21 Keewaydin Prop</TD><TD>22661 S Frontage Rd</TD><TD>Channahon</TD><TD>Will</TD><TD>IL</TD><TD>60410</TD><TD>815-467-0487</TD><TD>815-467-1244</TD><TD>bernard#laboy.com</TD><TD>http://www.bernardlaboy.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Sue</TD><TD>Haakinson</TD><TD>Kim Peacock Beringhause</TD><TD>9617 N Metro Pky W</TD><TD>Phoenix</TD><TD>Maricopa</TD><TD>AZ</TD><TD>85051</TD><TD>602-953-2753</TD><TD>602-953-0355</TD><TD>sue#haakinson.com</TD><TD>http://www.suehaakinson.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Valerie</TD><TD>Pou</TD><TD>Sea Port Record One Stop Inc</TD><TD>7475 Hamilton Blvd</TD><TD>Trexlertown</TD><TD>Lehigh</TD><TD>PA</TD><TD>18087</TD><TD>610-395-8743</TD><TD>610-395-6995</TD><TD>valerie#pou.com</TD><TD>http://www.valeriepou.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Lashawn</TD><TD>Hasty</TD><TD>Kpff Consulting Engineers</TD><TD>815 S Glendora Ave</TD><TD>West Covina</TD><TD>Los Angeles</TD><TD>CA</TD><TD>91790</TD><TD>626-960-6738</TD><TD>626-960-1503</TD><TD>lashawn#hasty.com</TD><TD>http://www.lashawnhasty.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Marianne</TD><TD>Earman</TD><TD>Albers Technologies Corp</TD><TD>6220 S Orange Blossom Trl</TD><TD>Orlando</TD><TD>Orange</TD><TD>FL</TD><TD>32809</TD><TD>407-857-0431</TD><TD>407-857-2506</TD><TD>marianne#earman.com</TD><TD>http://www.marianneearman.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Justina</TD><TD>Dragaj</TD><TD>Uchner</TD><TD> David D Esq</TD><TD>2552 Poplar Ave</TD><TD>Memphis</TD><TD>Shelby</TD><TD>TN</TD><TD>38112</TD><TD>901-327-5336</TD><TD>901-327-2911</TD><TD>justina#dragaj.com</TD><TD>http://www.justinadragaj.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Mandy</TD><TD>Mcdonnell</TD><TD>Southern Vermont Surveys</TD><TD>343 Bush St Se</TD><TD>Salem</TD><TD>Marion</TD><TD>OR</TD><TD>97302</TD><TD>503-371-8219</TD><TD>503-371-1118</TD><TD>mandy#mcdonnell.com</TD><TD>http://www.mandymcdonnell.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Conrad</TD><TD>Lanfear</TD><TD>Kahler</TD><TD> Karen T Esq</TD><TD>49 Roche Way</TD><TD>Youngstown</TD><TD>Mahoning</TD><TD>OH</TD><TD>44512</TD><TD>330-758-0314</TD><TD>330-758-3536</TD><TD>conrad#lanfear.com</TD><TD>http://www.conradlanfear.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Cyril</TD><TD>Behen</TD><TD>National Paper & Envelope Corp</TD><TD>1650 S Harbor Blvd</TD><TD>Anaheim</TD><TD>Orange</TD><TD>CA</TD><TD>92802</TD><TD>714-772-5050</TD><TD>714-772-3859</TD><TD>cyril#behen.com</TD><TD>http://www.cyrilbehen.com</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Shelley</TD><TD>Groden</TD><TD>Norton</TD><TD> Robert L Esq</TD><TD>110 Broadway St</TD><TD>San Antonio</TD><TD>Bexar</TD><TD>TX</TD><TD>78205</TD><TD>210-229-3017</TD><TD>210-229-9757</TD><TD>shelley#groden.com</TD><TD>http://www.shelleygroden.com</TD></TR> I expect you can figure out the rest since that's just printing the head and tail lines.
How would I output HTML in the specified format from a Ruby array?
I have an array of various food items, like so: 1% milk (low fat) 100% fruit juice blend (juicy juice) 100% whole wheat bagel 100% whole wheat bread 100% whole wheat cracker (triscuit) 2% milk (reduced fat) alfredo sauce all-bran cereal all-fruit preserves (no added sugar) ... wrap sandwich (vegetables only) wrap sandwich (vegetables, rice) yellow cake with icing yellow corn (corn on the cob) zucchini bread zucchini or summer squash Now, I know how to get an HTML list of all the elements in the array in Ruby. I could do something like this: puts "<ul>" foods.each do |e| puts "<li>#{e}</li>" end puts "</ul>" However, I don't know how to break the list into different sections for each letter, so that I can take this array and output a bunch of seperate lists of items (in HTML), like this: <div class="grid_1"> <h1>#.</h1> <ul> <li>1% milk (low fat)</li> <li>100% fruit juice blend (juicy juice)</li> <li>100% whole wheat bagel</li> <li>100% whole wheat bread</li> <li>100% whole wheat cracker (triscuit)</li> <li>2% milk (reduced fat)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_1"> <h1>A.</h1> <ul> <li>alfredo sauce</li> <li>all-bran cereal</li> <li>all-fruit preserves (no added sugar)</li> ... How would I create this output in Ruby?
You could use Enumerable#group_by to group your values by the first character, like this: grouped_food = food.group_by { |f| f[0] } This would not put all the food starting with a number in a separate group, though. This would take some more magic: grouped_food = food.group_by { |f| f[0] =~ /[0-9]/ ? # if the first character is a number "#." : # group them in the '#.' group f[0].upcase+"." # else group them in the 'uppercase_first_letter.' group }
You can first perform a group_by on your input list foods = foods.group_by{|x|x[0]=~/[a-z]/i?x[0].upcase():'#.'} and then proceed as before. foods.each do |key, list| puts "<div class='grid_1'>" puts "<h1>#{key}</h1>" puts "<ul>" list.each do |e| puts "<li>#{e}</li>" end puts "</ul>" puts "</div>" end