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in reply to need help to create array dynamically

...and provide a good sample of your data (e.g., is [ abababa bcbcbcb ] on one line or are there multiple instances per line or can one be spread across two lines?). If it contains information that's not suitable for public consumption, redact that...

Also, help me understand the following:

I have to put each chunk in different arrays.

Do you really mean one array per chunk (i.e., creating one-element arrays) or did you mean that each chunk needs to be an array element?

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Re^2: need help to create array dynamically
by vkp (Novice) on Jan 23, 2013 at 19:15 UTC

    sorry for confusion.

    [ abababa bcbcbcb ]

    Data is in this format. It is not in a line. But each start with "[" and end with "]". the array in which i shall put all these 4 lines would not be a one element array then. I shall put this 4 lines in one array , another 4 lines in another array... like this fashion, i need to reads whole file.

      Thank you for the clarification.

      Why a separate array for each 'chunk?' How will you manage these? What's the end result? Are there blank lines between these chunks? Also, how large is this file?