Kilo

here is my code:

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public string[] ReadFile(string tempInFile)
{
string s_inLine=null;
string[] s_inLineArray=new string[15];
char[] c_delimArray=new Char[] {'|'};

using(inFile=new StreamReader(tempInFile))
{
s_inLine=inFile.ReadLine();

if(s_inLine.Substring(1,2)=="IG" || s_inLine.Substring(1,2)=="BW")
{
inFile.Close();
return ReadOldFile(tempInFile);
}

s_inLineArray=s_inLine.Split(c_delimArray);
}

return s_inLineArray;
}

public string[] ReadOldFile(string tempOldFile)
{
string s_inLine=null;
string[] s_inLineArray=new string[15];//,s_tempSeperater=new string[2];
char[] c_delimArray=new Char[] {'^'};

using(inFile=new StreamReader(tempOldFile))
{
s_inLine=inFile.ReadToEnd();
s_inLineArray=s_inLine.Split(c_delimArray);
}

return s_inLineArray;
}
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when i use a .split why the HELL does is count a CR/LF as a delimeter... or why the hell does it through that section into its own element? Im telling it to split with a pipe delimeter... or the carrot! I only want each of those |fields| ^fields^ to be thrown into there own element. PLEASE tell me there is a way to avoid looking at CR/LF as a delimeter?

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Dameon

On an unrelated note, isn't a little silly to garbage collect a 15 element string array without using it?

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Kilo

i use it... ??? you mean s_inLineArray? if you look a littler closer.. it is being returned and used in a different section of code.

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Dameon

Arrays are reference-type.

...creates an array of 15 null pointers to strings. The array itself is an object.

...changes the reference named "s_inLineArray" to an entirely different array returned by the split method.

The array originally referred to by s_inLineArray no longer has any references and is garbage collected.

I point this out because it is a common misconception when transitioning from C or C++. Or just about any lower level language for that matter.

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Kilo

ok so i should not use:
[php]
string[] s_inLineArray=new string[15];
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and i should use:
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string[] s_inLineArray;
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because the split function will create a specified amount of elements upon calling the function? And do you know the anwser to my original question with the CR/LF?

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Dameon

The msdn page hints in the remarks section that Split enjoys to eat newlines as delimiters without asking. You can work around that behavior with your own split method OR...

1. Split the file contents by newlines
2. Split each element of the result array by pipes/carets
3. Combine the results of step 2 into a single array

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Kilo

DATA FILE:
[php]
"IG^68593-03^Dealer Power Reactivation^68593-03[A-D].txt^Job Ticket^[None]^iGen Number^XMPI^Steve Shanafelt^Account = DME
Campaign = Dealer Power UAPM
Document = RA2.indd
Samples = 68593-03sam_sorted.txt^True^False^Custom (Type in Measurements)^6.0^20.0^Landscape^1x2^Duplex HTH Rotated^True^True^0.25^0.0"
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i need each field in between the carrots in its own element of the array. One of the fields happens to be contents of a multiline text box causing the new lines? Although your solution would work in general. For my problem i might need to address it differently?

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