I have got a lot of (hundreds) text files content some event id / fault log, error numbers, location codes, time stamps and some text about the problems encounted. that I first want to organise, then carry out some simple cross tab type procedures on numeric data field. – Ideas welcome.
2006-08-28 05:38:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Python (free) http://www.python.org (I think)
Visual Basic (not free but use VBA, comes with MS Office)
Generally it may be better to go for visual basic as you can then progress onto windows programming should you wish, Python is a bit more obscure but probably more mathmatically orientated
2006-08-28 05:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are doing work with text files, reading text and manipulating text within the code, then Perl is an excellent language.
It is easy to learn, it's free (so is Visual Basic 2005 Express, BTW), and it does a wonderful job handling text.
2006-08-28 08:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by TJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get Open Office (link below). It is a free office suite and has a great spreadsheet program in it. You can import text files into the worksheets and analyze them.
I have been off MS Office for over 2 years. With 4 computers for the family I would go broke buying MS Office!
2006-08-28 06:20:54 · answer #3 · answered by fwiiw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn Visual Basic. You can use it by itself or with existing programs like EXCEL. It is also easy to learn since it makes sense in its syntax.
2006-08-28 05:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 00:13:00 · answer #5 · answered by sisson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perl or python all the way :) Those two languages are practically built for what you want to be doing.
2006-08-28 07:50:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
visual basic is very simple to understand
2006-08-29 02:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋