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Getting highest number in a text file #16995 26/03/03 08:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6 B Bungle OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Bungle Nutrimatic drinks dispenser B Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6	I am having some problems in writing code to find the highest number in a text file (when they are arranged going down the file). I think it would use loops and if/else statments, but i'm not sure how they would be written. IIf anyone can give me an example code similar to this, or show me any tutorials on how to write it, i'd be grateful, - Bungle

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #16996 26/03/03 09:43 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 272 Montreal, Canada C c0ldfusi0n Fjord artisan
c0ldfusi0n Fjord artisan C Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 272 Montreal, Canada	Can we get the exact syntax of the text file please? - cF Dedicated helper for rent.

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #16997 26/03/03 10:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6 B Bungle OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Bungle Nutrimatic drinks dispenser B Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6	to give the way the file goes: word1.4534 word2.342 word3.6511 ..etc.. i know about $gettok etc to separate them, just insure about getting the highest 2nd token (number) - Bungle

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #16998 27/03/03 12:14 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,523 Q qwerty Hoopy frood
qwerty Hoopy frood Q Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,523	Code: alias highestnum { window -h @@ filter -fwcute 2 46 [color:blue]yourfile.txt[/color] @@ var %a = $gettok($line(@@,1),2,46) close -@ @@ return %a } Example usage: //echo -a $highestnum Unfortunately I don't have the time to explain how/why this works right now, so try to read the help file on /filter. If you still have questions, post back and someone (or me, tomorrow) will help. /.timerQ 1 0 echo /.timerQ 1 0 $timer(Q).com

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #16999 27/03/03 04:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6 B Bungle OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Bungle Nutrimatic drinks dispenser B Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6	it returns: * /echo: insufficient parameters ..and i did change the file to where to numbers are in

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #17000 27/03/03 07:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 23 Ostend (Belgium,Europe) C cybah Ameglian cow
cybah Ameglian cow C Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 23 Ostend (Belgium,Europe)	I tried it and it works,make shure that "return %a" is on a new line

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #17001 29/03/03 04:20 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6 B Bungle OP Nutrimatic drinks dispenser
OP Bungle Nutrimatic drinks dispenser B Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 6	i just keep getting the exact same problem

Re: Getting highest number in a text file #17002 30/03/03 04:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 699 Sunshine, Oz. N Nimue Fjord artisan
Nimue Fjord artisan N Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 699 Sunshine, Oz.	make sure you are using the -a switch. //echo -a $highestnum

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