Re: OT - trivial programming language

[richard lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

On Monday 24 May 2004 06:00, Nick Croft wrote:
> * richard lyons (richard@the-place.net) wrote:
> > H 0.000000
> >
> > On Sunday 23 May 2004 12:35, Joachim Fahnenmueller wrote:
> > > Hi Richard
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 02:55:35PM -0400, richard lyons wrote:
> > > > I'm asking for a bit of advice here.
> > > >
> > > > I wish to convert a kaddressbook database to abook format
> > > > saving as many fields as possible.
>
> Have you considered Vim. Open the original file. Write a macro,
> test it on the first line. Apply it to the whole file.

I admit I hadn't.  I have continued for twenty years using the same 5% 
of vi/vim.  I have decided to put the learning effort into either 
python or ruby.  If I am investing time it might as well be on a new 
language and on one with many potential uses.

But it won't be this week...  to much else on my plate.

Thanks
-- 
richard