Problem reading tab delimited file

[iamreallynewhere]

I know how to read in a tab delimited file, but I am having problems
reading one without ignoring line breaks. The text I am trying to read
has line breaks in paragraphs that I would like to keep as one token.

Is there a way to read in a text file while ignoring actual line breaks
and using my own special character to break up the lines?

 

[Kevin McMurtrie]

I know how to read in a tab delimited file, but I am having problems
reading one without ignoring line breaks. The text I am trying to read
has line breaks in paragraphs that I would like to keep as one token.

Is there a way to read in a text file while ignoring actual line breaks
and using my own special character to break up the lines?

Yeah. When you see a tab, that's a delimiter. Otherwise, keep reading.
Hope that helps.

 

[iamreallynewhere]

Can I use a tab as the delimiter and something besides a carriage
return for the line break? I want a special character to equal a line
break instead of an actual line break.

 

[iamreallynewhere]

Does anyone have sample code that will do this?

 

[.]

I know how to read in a tab delimited file, but I am having problems
reading one without ignoring line breaks. The text I am trying to read
has line breaks in paragraphs that I would like to keep as one token.

Is there a way to read in a text file while ignoring actual line breaks
and using my own special character to break up the lines?

You don't tell us how you are reading in from the file but I can guess:

Quit using readLine(). By definition it will read up to the first carriage
return or new line character. Write your own method.

 

[iamreallynewhere]

You are correct. I am using readLine and this is the first time it
hasn't fit my needs. What should I use?