From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alan E. Davis" Subject: Fixed width text data convert to org-mode table Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:50:52 +1000 Message-ID: <7bef1f890803252150w3824cf5fq200f78114355e985@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0616634667==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JeNbH-00059s-P0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:51:00 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JeNbC-00055N-Ht for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:50:58 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JeNbC-00055I-6I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:50:54 -0400 Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com ([209.85.200.168]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JeNbB-0006WY-Cc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:50:53 -0400 Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 29so3169457wff.24 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:50:52 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============0616634667== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_23860_23257020.1206507052137" ------=_Part_23860_23257020.1206507052137 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I have some data I've typed into a free form text file with columns aligned by not with tabs. Here is a little piece: 501A 1986-04-12 tog B? 311 (II) D 1986-04-12 tog D 514 1986-04-15 tog AA 514 1986-04-15 tog AA 530 1986-04-15 tog BE Bouins 1986-04-19 dAA Formalin M dichotoma 1986-04-19 tog AH 1986-05-05 tog AA? 560 1986-05-09 ?unclear? Cut ?1986-05-26 tog A? must melt t 1986-05-28 tog AR Cut 315B 1986-05-29 tog DD Susa/Picric Unnumbered 1986-05-29 tog dAA Bouins Millepora dichotoma ?670? 1986-06-01 DBX=?AA Millepora d I would like to import this data into an org-mode table, to facilitate manipulation of the columsn. I can do it without org-mode, but I anticipate this will be useful to both organize and print this data in useful ways. I see there is a way to mark a column's maximum size. Can I specify its EXACT size? Thank you, Alan Davis -- Alan Davis, Kagman High School, Saipan lngndvs@gmail.com "It's never a matter of liking or disliking ..." ---Santa Ynez Chumash Medicine Man "We have no art. We do everything as well as we can." ---Balinese saying ------=_Part_23860_23257020.1206507052137 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I have some data I've typed into a free form text file with columns ali= gned by not with tabs. Here is a little piece:


  501A  =        1986-04-12   tog  =   B?           =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  
  311 (II) D &n= bsp; 1986-04-12   tog    D    =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;
  514  &= nbsp;       1986-04-15   tog &= nbsp;  AA          &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;      
  514  &= nbsp;       1986-04-15   tog &= nbsp;  AA          &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     
  530  &= nbsp;       1986-04-15   tog &= nbsp;  BE          Bouins=             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =           
         &= nbsp;     1986-04-19      = ;    dAA         For= malin          M dichotoma&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       
    = ;           1986-04-19&nb= sp;  tog    AH       = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;         
          =      1986-05-05   tog    AA?&n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;        
  560  &= nbsp;       1986-05-09    = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;          ?unclear? &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;            Cut=    
   &nbs= p;          ?1986-05-26 &= nbsp; tog    A?       &nb= sp;            =         must melt t   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp; 
    = ;           1986-05-28&nb= sp;  tog    AR       = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;      Cut  
  315B         1986-05-= 29   tog    DD      =     Susa/Picric       &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    
  Unnumbered =   1986-05-29   tog    dAA   &n= bsp;     Bouins      &nbs= p;     Millepora dichotoma     = ;            &n= bsp; 
 ?670?   &= nbsp;     1986-06-01      = ;    DBX=3D?AA       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  Millepora d        &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   

I would= like to import this data into an org-mode table, to facilitate manipulatio= n of the columsn.  I can do it without org-mode, but I anticipate this= will be useful to both organize and print this data in useful ways.=


I see there is a way to mark a column's maximum size.&nb= sp; Can I specify its EXACT size?

Thank you,

Alan Davis


--
Alan Davis, Kagman High School, Saipan lngndvs@gmail.com

"It's never a mat= ter of liking or disliking ..."
---Santa Ynez Chumash Medicine Man=

"We have no art. We do everything as well as we can." ---Bali= nese saying

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