I'm trying to work out how to use something like grep or sed or awk (or maybe even some Perl) to extract a string of characters which appears in a predictable place in a series of text files. Help/advice/tutorials very welcome!
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posted by infinitejones
on Mar 15, 2013 -
8 answers
In this game, you roll a number of six-sided dice to get a
total. The total is either the highest single die result, or the sum of any multiples rolled, whichever is higher.
For example: If I roll three dice and get a 3, 4, and 6, my total is 6. But if I roll a 4, 4, and 6, my total is 8, the sum of the two 4s.
What I want to find out is the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the possible totals given N dice. How might I create a simple script to compute this?
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posted by j0hnpaul
on Nov 30, 2012 -
24 answers
Help me learn a few new programming languages. Python, Perl, Lisp, Haskell, Ruby.
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posted by jgunsch
on Jul 9, 2009 -
22 answers
I'm teaching a course on bioinformatic programming for high schoolers. Which language should I teach it in? And do you have any nifty ideas for easy projects that fall under the bioinformatics header?
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posted by bergeycm
on Jun 25, 2009 -
20 answers
How do I load and then sort a really huge (94 MB) text file list of words? Perl runs out of memory trying to load all the lines-- before I have a chance to try to sort it.
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posted by kosmonaut
on Oct 8, 2008 -
25 answers
Hi,
Another oddball question... I have a live data stream of AIS data and I would like to take the data and ultimately display it on a world map through a web browser. The problem is that I have no clue as to how I would display live updated information on a map.
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posted by kaozity
on Aug 11, 2008 -
6 answers
I'm planning on starting a database freelancing business. I understand a lot of people prefer Microsoft Access or FileMaker. With the current evolving trend of applications going on the web and add to that my somewhat good experience with PHP, HTML, Javascript and CSS I'm seeking a cross platform efficient application environment. This is why I believe Access and FileMaker are not an option, I'm also more experienced with high level languages than I am with Access or FileMaker.
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posted by mrbloo
on Mar 13, 2008 -
11 answers
Parse freetext postal addresses to structured form for geocoding to KML?
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posted by joshwa
on Nov 1, 2007 -
3 answers
Which programming language can I learn relatively quickly for simple interpretation and manipulation of text files on my Windows box?
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posted by poweredbybeard
on Apr 12, 2007 -
28 answers
I am an experienced software engineer and was laid off recently. I'm currently applying for positions. My ideal would be a telecommuting gig, which is the type of position I had most recently. A certain job mailing list I subscribe to has a lot of promising positions, but many of them are marked "onsite".
Here's my question: shall I apply for some of these "onsite" positions in the hope that my qualifications will impress the hiring person enough to consider hiring me as a telecommuter? Or would this just be a waste of time for everyone concerned?
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posted by SomePerlGeek
on Sep 5, 2006 -
7 answers
Will Perl 6 become mandatory? I know Perl 5 pretty well, and I'd like to keep listing Perl on my resume. I wonder if employers who value Perl skills will start to expect Perl 6 to be listed.
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posted by pornucopia
on Feb 15, 2006 -
11 answers
Help me find a windows graphical "drag and drop" script builder.
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posted by wzcx
on Nov 25, 2005 -
7 answers
I have a Perl script which is supposed to handle user registration. It works fine from the command line (perl blah.pl "username=blah&password=blah") but doesn't modify the file it's supposed to modify when run as a CGI script in Apache 2.0.
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posted by IshmaelGraves
on Mar 15, 2005 -
2 answers
Example:
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my $include_file_name = 'include.pm';
use $include_file_name;
posted by bryanzera
on Mar 11, 2005 -
5 answers
Looking for a reasonably quick introduction to Perl Unix scripting, preferably online.
posted by Krrrlson
on Nov 4, 2004 -
7 answers
Do you happen to know of any artists who are using actual code (programming languages) in their work? I've been toying with this idea a little and have come up with a few concepts that I feel are pretty unique. [mi]
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posted by pissfactory
on Jul 2, 2004 -
14 answers
I have Apache 2.0 running. I can easily set stuff up like mod_perl and PHP. I want to start developing w/ Java and I want to run servlets and Tomcat scares me. Does it run under Apache? Seperate from Apache? Any info appreciated.
posted by xmutex
on Jun 23, 2004 -
5 answers
I'm interested in filling out my workday learning perl, php and mysql at my own speed. I have no programming background. Anybody have any good experiences with any online courses, or any other advice? Money is not an object, what is important is good structure (logical progression of concepts) and the ability to get personalized help when needed.
posted by luser
on Dec 17, 2003 -
25 answers
I need a simple PHP/Perl script that displays the subjects of the last 10 emails in my inbox via an IMAP connection. I'd like to use it as an include on a personal portal page. [more inside]
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posted by machaus
on Dec 11, 2003 -
7 answers
What exactly is
Perl? I've recently acquired a domain and am interested in server-side programming. The problem is that I have no experience and it's difficult as hell to find a reliable resource for beginners (minus any
quick scripts). Any help would be most appreciated.
posted by poopy
on Dec 8, 2003 -
28 answers
