Javascript Parser

[Jason Keller]

I am looking for some assistance in writing a javascript parser for tab delimited line of text.

Below is how the data is supplied to be via a blank HTML page:


# Symbol|Name|Last|CuVol|Time
RIN|Rinker Grp Ltd ADR|47.4800|10600|12:23:20


I would like to extract each value as its own variable.

Any assistance on some sample code would be appreciated.

[Beagle]

Try the String.split function

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs...s:String:split

Store your value in a variable and split it, you'll get an array:

var str = "a|b|c|d|e|F";
var splitArray = str.split("|");
alert(splitArray[0]); // a
alert(splitArray[1]); // b

[Jason Keller]

...however

I would prefer to do that, but I am not sure how to take a plain text file and make the a|b|c|d a variable.

[BubikolRamios]

hmm, as far as I know java script is disabled by default to take any file at all from client machine, mybe M$ IE allows something like this, but I doubt.

It is the security thing, you wouldnt like me with my java script to mess your file system, do you ? (-:

so the only way is to read file from your server, send its contence as text to client and split it as mentioned before.