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Re: Is it possible to move a column where column on right is variable wi
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hector |
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Re: Is it possible to move a column where column on right is variable width |
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Thu, 18 May 2017 08:17:29 +0200 |
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On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 09:34:02AM -0700, Angus Comber wrote:
> I downloaded a file, LSE.txt from this link:
>
> http://www.eoddata.com/Data/symbollist.aspx?e=LSE
>
> which is of the form:
>
> symbol<tab>Description
>
> the description is pretty free form. Here are some examples:
>
> 06GG.L BARCLAYS BANK PLC UNDATED FLTG RATE PRIM CAP NOTES'2'USD
> 06GL.L NATIONAL GRID GAS 8.75% BDS 27/6/25 GBP(VAR)
> 07OZ.L HAMMERSON PLC 6.875% BDS 31/3/20 GBP(VAR)
>
> What I would like to do is swap so it displays:
> Description<tab>Symbol.
I think it is already solved but just another approach.
Lately I tend to use macros for a lot of things.
It is a way of programming without having to know
the syntax. Very easy and very powerful if you don't care
much about efficiency.
Record this macro:
C-SPC ; set mark at the beginning
M-x search-forward RET C-q TAB RET ; go past the first TAB
C-b ; go backwards
C-d ; delete TAB
C-w ; kill region (the first field)
C-e ; go to end of line
C-q TAB ; insert TAB
C-y ; yank the first field
Then just repeat it for all the lines (apply-macro-to-region-lines)
and that's it.
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