by "Bernd Schoeller" <google-my@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Nov 7, 2007 at 10:43 AM
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:35:48 +0100, Ulrich Windl
<Ulrich.Windl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Roman Töngi <roman.toengi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
>> I want to change a file consisting of customer records.
>> Every line is finished by a return; so I think the file
>> should be formated properly.
>>
>> I read every line one after the other, rewriting the lines
>> without the first seven characters.
>
> Actually, I'd use one of the existing UNIX utilities like "cut -c7-" or
> "sed -e 's/^.......//'".
From Roman's Mail Header:
> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Windows/20070604)
I think there is a need to get into the Unix way of thinking about
problems. Using Thunderbird was a good start, installing CYGWIN might be
the next step :-)
While it is nice to consider "doing everything in Eiffel", choosing the
right tools for the right job seems appropriate.
Bernd
PS: Do not take this comment too seriously :-)
