| simple FORMAT question for the experts [message #61230] |
Thu, 10 July 2008 13:10  |
Ryan.
Messages: 77
Registered: March 2006
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Hi,
I know this is a simple question for some, but for me who has not yet
become a master in formatting syntax I can't seem to get it right. I
am outputting a large number of files and on one line of those files,
I output a list of string values. The challenging part is that for
each file the list changes so the number of elements with a comma
separating each one and I would like to have one consistent format
string (if possible). I know I can combine strings with the number of
elements of the array but prefer not to go that route.
Here is a sample:
array = ['a','b','c','d','e']
print, 1S, 'Text', array, FORMAT='(I02, " ", A0, " :", A0, :, ",")'
I want this as a result:
01 Text :a,b,c,d,e
But I get this:
03 Text :a,
00 b :c,
00 d :e
Can anyone suggest where I'm going wrong?
Thanks,
Ryan.
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| Re: simple FORMAT question for the experts [message #61284 is a reply to message #61230] |
Sat, 12 July 2008 12:45  |
Sven Geier
Messages: 17
Registered: July 2002
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Ryan. wrote:
> Here is a sample:
> array = ['a','b','c','d','e']
> print, 1S, 'Text', array, FORMAT='(I02, " ", A0, " :", A0, :, ",")'
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> I want this as a result:
> 01 Text :a,b,c,d,e
>
> But I get this:
> 03 Text :a,
> 00 b :c,
> 00 d :e
I may be misunderstanding what you're trying to do, but when I type this:
array = ['a','b','c','d','e']
print, 1S, 'Text', array, FORMAT='(I02, " ", A0, " :", 99(A0, :, ","))'
I get this:
01 Text :a,b,c,d,e
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| Re: simple FORMAT question for the experts [message #61370 is a reply to message #61284] |
Mon, 14 July 2008 07:25 |
Ryan.
Messages: 77
Registered: March 2006
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> I may be misunderstanding what you're trying to do, but when I type this:
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> array = ['a','b','c','d','e']
> print, 1S, 'Text', array, FORMAT='(I02, " ", A0, " :", 99(A0, :, ","))'
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> I get this:
>
> 01 Text :a,b,c,d,e
Hi Steve,
That does give me what I need by putting an arbitrarily large number in
front of it but I have already modified it so it will print the exact
number of array elements. I like your solution because it is much
simpler than what I currently have.
Thanks,
Ryan.
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