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How to Read a text file as Text Type

I am having trouble reading a text file and having it stay as text. I guess skill expects every text item to be quoted.
Is there a way I can read it as text?

second choice: can I split each line into an Array?

sample_infile.il

775 640 N74011018 TP30CIR_TOP Top
5045 570 N74011128 TP30CIR_TOP Top
5175 1015 GND TP30CIR_TOP Top
55 1310 GND_EARTH TP30CIR_TOP Top
650 140 VOUT TP30CIR_TOP Top
500 140 MODEM_48VIN- TP30CIR_TOP Top
500 190 MODEM_48VIN+ TP30CIR_TOP Top
75 595 48VIN- TP30CIR_TOP Top
775 1190 48VIN+ TP30CIR_TOP Top

(defun Read_String ()
FileData=infile("sample_infile.txt")
LocLine=""

while( LocLine!=nil

LocLine=lineread(FileData)

printf("%n %n %L\n" nth( 0 LocLine) nth( 1 LocLine) nth( 2 LocLine))

);while

);defun

Skill > Read_String
775   640   N74011018
5045   570   N74011128
5175   1015   GND
55   1310   GND_EARTH
650   140   VOUT
500   140   (MODEM_48VIN - TP30CIR_TOP)
500   190   (MODEM_48VIN + TP30CIR_TOP)
E-
E- 75 595 48VIN- TP30CIR_TOP Top
E-             ^
E- SYNTAX ERROR found at line 8 column 13 of file sample_infile.txt
E- *Error* lineread/read: syntax error encountered in input
ERROR
Skill >

Things of note:

1. The minus and plus sign in MODEM_48VIN- and MODEM_48VIN+ gets separated in the output, and that makes a list of two items: (MODEM_48VIN - TP30CIR_TOP)
2. Program chokes on 48VIN- maybe because it starts with a number and ends with a minus sign.

eDave over 12 years ago

Use gets instead of lineread:
(defun Read_String ()
FileData = infile("sample_infile.txt")
while(gets(str, FileData)
LocLine = parseString(str)
printf("%s %s %s\n" nth( 0 LocLine) nth( 1 LocLine) nth( 2 LocLine))
);while
);defun
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eDave over 12 years ago

Oops. Use this:
(defun Read_String ()
FileData = infile("sample_infile.txt")
while(gets(str, FileData)
LocLine = parseString(str, " ")
printf("%s %s %s\n" nth( 0 LocLine) nth( 1 LocLine) nth( 2 LocLine))
);while
close(FileData)
);defun
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Geoff over 12 years ago

That worked good except it seems to not exit gracefully from the While loop:
Skill > Read_String
775   640   N74011018
5045   570   N74011128
5175   1015   GND
55   1310   GND_EARTH
650   140   VOUT
500   140   MODEM_48VIN-
500   190   MODEM_48VIN+
75   595   48VIN-
775   1190   48VIN+
E- *Error* fprintf/sprintf: format spec. incompatible with data - "Format is '%s   %s   %s\n', argument #2 is nil"
ERROR
Skill >
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eDave over 12 years ago

You may want to add some checking. ie: when(length(LocLine) >= 3 printf("%s %s %s\n" nth( 0 LocLine) nth( 1 LocLine) nth( 2 LocLine)) )
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Geoff over 12 years ago

I found the problem. The text file had some empty lines at the end. Yes, I have to put a check for that.
Thanks for Your help Dave!
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