help plz

[hari4485]

I'm a C proram which is used to read datas from a table in
text format and compare with another table in the same format. and we
have to highlight the value or mark the value to show the difference.
the procedure is as follows.

dd mm yy hr mn sc nr nf1 nf2 ng1 T451 T452 Q1 Q2 SFA
12 03 06 08 25 20 595 76 9 8 87 56 09 43 On
12 03 06 08 35 14 76 09 89 87 5 47 87 98 OFF
Both table are the same except that the values changes.
The data in table A is a standard. and that of table B is current data.
As you can see that both tables have time and date. I have to take the
values of the parameters from both the tables at an approximately equal
time and compare it. If the values of table B is < or equal to the data
in table B. then it's O.K. But if it exceeds then I need that data in
Table B to be marked or highlighted.

The no of rows are unlimited. and that of columns are the
same as shown in the format.

Both the tables are of the same format - meaning the columns
order does not change. The Dead lline for this project is 23rd of this
month. I tried to compare it by getting each character from the
file.But when Marking or highlighting the output is wrong.

Kindly help me with this program as soon as possible. Thank you.

Yours
Harinath

[Ian Collins]

ha******@gmail.com wrote:

Both the tables are of the same format - meaning the columns
order does not change. The Dead lline for this project is 23rd of this
month. I tried to compare it by getting each character from the
file.But when Marking or highlighting the output is wrong.

Kindly help me with this program as soon as possible. Thank you.

Post your attempt and someone will, ask us to do your homework and
you'll be out of luck.

--
Ian Collins.

[santosh]

ha******@gmail.com wrote:

I'm a C proram which is used to read datas from a table in
text format and compare with another table in the same format. and we
have to highlight the value or mark the value to show the difference.
the procedure is as follows.

dd mm yy hr mn sc nr nf1 nf2 ng1 T451 T452 Q1 Q2 SFA
12 03 06 08 25 20 595 76 9 8 87 56 09 43 On
12 03 06 08 35 14 76 09 89 87 5 47 87 98 OFF
Both table are the same except that the values changes.
The data in table A is a standard. and that of table B is current data.
As you can see that both tables have time and date. I have to take the
values of the parameters from both the tables at an approximately equal
time and compare it. If the values of table B is < or equal to the data
in table B. then it's O.K. But if it exceeds then I need that data in
Table B to be marked or highlighted.

The no of rows are unlimited. and that of columns are the
same as shown in the format.

Both the tables are of the same format - meaning the columns
order does not change. The Dead lline for this project is 23rd of this
month. I tried to compare it by getting each character from the
file.But when Marking or highlighting the output is wrong.

Kindly help me with this program as soon as possible. Thank you.

If you post your code, as it exists so far, with information on where
it is failing, the regulars here will help you out. For example, which
compiler are you using? Is it compiling? If so, what are the warning,
if any? Do you understand the implications behind them? Have you traced
your program through a debugger? Which function is failing? Where is
the code for the function? etc. etc. etc.

Just requesting like this won't get you anywhere.

[tmp123]

See comments:

ha******@gmail.com wrote:

I'm a C proram which is used to read datas from a table in
text format and compare with another table in the same format.
If you can choice, I suggest you to analize the posibility of implement
it in another language. Perl is an usual alternative for this kind of
requirements.
and we
have to highlight the value or mark the value to show the difference.
the procedure is as follows.

Standard C has no way to "highlight". You will need use "xterm"
protocol to produce bolds, or create an HTML page, or something
similar.
dd mm yy hr mn sc nr nf1 nf2 ng1 T451 T452 Q1 Q2 SFA
12 03 06 08 25 20 595 76 9 8 87 56 09 43 On
12 03 06 08 35 14 76 09 89 87 5 47 87 98 OFF
Both table are the same except that the values changes.
The data in table A is a standard. and that of table B is current data.
As you can see that both tables have time and date. I have to take the
values of the parameters from both the tables at an approximately equal
time and compare it.
Afortunatlly, tables seems sorted according dates.
A possibilty to analize (?) is to use as first step a "diff" command,
and pass its output as input to your program
If the values of table B is < or equal to the data
in table B. then it's O.K. But if it exceeds then I need that data in
Table B to be marked or highlighted.

The no of rows are unlimited. and that of columns are the
same as shown in the format.

Both the tables are of the same format - meaning the columns
order does not change. The Dead lline for this project is 23rd of this
month. I tried to compare it by getting each character from the
file.But when Marking or highlighting the output is wrong.

3 days is a lot of time.
Kindly help me with this program as soon as possible. Thank you.

Yours
Harinath

Kind regards.

[osmium]

<ha******@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm a C proram which is used to read datas from a table in
text format and compare with another table in the same format. and we
have to highlight the value or mark the value to show the difference.
the procedure is as follows.

dd mm yy hr mn sc nr nf1 nf2 ng1 T451 T452 Q1 Q2 SFA
12 03 06 08 25 20 595 76 9 8 87 56 09 43 On
12 03 06 08 35 14 76 09 89 87 5 47 87 98 OFF

<snip>

I suppose you realize that we couldn't write the program for you, even if we
wanted to? We have not the foggiest idea what "approximately equal" times
are. You, or someone who gave you the assignment has to answer that. Have
you been given some auxiliary library to allow you to "highlight or mark"
the entries? Without such, the best you can do in C is an (output) file of
differences, .perhaps replacing "bad" entries with a single 0.

Are you familiar with pseudocode? It might help you divide the problem into
two parts, the logic part and the C part. The logic part, as I see it, is
to isolate two dates, compare them and make a decision as to whether to
proceed. If you decide to proceed make the actual comparison of fields and
do whatever "marking" entails. For testing purposes, it would probably be a
display on the monitor showing the failing fields.