file 2 list

Smokefoot · Post by **Smokefoot** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 3:20 pm

Hi,
i want to make in script where i want to use an database (.dat).
Everyline is one entry. Now i want to convert the file into an list.

How can I make this?

Plz help
Thx
Smokefoot

Papillon · Post by **Papillon** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 3:37 pm

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set fid [open $file r]
while {![eof $fid]} {
  set line [gets $fid]
  lappend somelist $line
}
close $fid

ppslim · Post by **ppslim** » Sun Apr 13, 2003 4:26 pm

Or you can use read and split

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set fp [open file.dat r]
set list [split [read -nonewline $fp] \n]
close $fp