Ok so I am trying to import a csv which I need to insert into a db through rails or anyway that would be quickest so i decided to create a dummy rails application to do the importing. Here is some of the code below which I got some of it from a blog I was reading.
def upload
table = ImportTable.new :original_path => params[:upload][:csv].original_path
row_index = 0
FasterCSV.parse(params[:upload][:csv]) do |cells|
column_index = 0
cells.each do |cell|
table.import_cells.build :column_index => column_index, :row_index => row_index, :contents => cell
column_index += 1
end
row_index += 1
end
table.save
redirect_to import_table_path(table)
end
All works well but the format of the csv is not in a way that is making this process easy. Here is the format and what i need to happen.
NELCO 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVD-RW, WIN7 PRO / XP LOADED $575.00 1 $575.00 2 $1,150.00 3 $1,725.00 4 $2,300.00 5 $2,875.00
TOUCHSCREEN, 15" LCD, SPKRS $489.00 1 $489.00 2 $978.00 3 $1,467.00 4 $1,956.00 5 $2,445.00
THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER FRONT LOADING $324.00 1 $324.00 2 $648.00 3 $972.00 4 $1,296.00 5 $1,620.00
IMPACT PRINTER, SERIAL $285.00 1 $285.00 1 $285.00 1 $285.00 1 $285.00 1 $285.00
CASH DRAWER, 16x16 $127.00 1 $127.00 1 $127.00 1 $127.00 2 $254.00 2 $254.00
RESTAURANTS PRO LICENSE $699.00 1 $699.00 2 $1,398.00 2 $1,398.00 2 $1,398.00 2 $1,398.00
RESTAURANTS PRO LICENSE FOR ADDITIONAL STATIONS BEYOND 2 $535.00 $0.00 $0.00 1 $535.00 2 $1,070.00 3 $1,605.00
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING SOFTWARE + CARD READER $79.00 1 $79.00 2 $158.00 3 $237.00 4 $316.00 5 $395.00
FIREWALL & STATEFUL PACKET INSPECTION $89.00 $0.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00
STANDARD SUPPORT PLAN FIRST STATION $275.00 1 $275.00 1 $275.00 1 $275.00 1 $275.00 1 $275.00
SUPPORT PLAN ADDT'L STATIONS $100.00 $0.00 1 $100.00 2 $200.00 3 $300.00 4 $400.00
PREPAID TRAINING & SUPPORT BUNDLE (1 HR.) $89.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00 1 $89.00
Sorry if its hard to read i did my best at formatting. The first element in each row is the name of the product so i need that stored in Product.name and the second is the price so that will go in Product.price. the next one is where i am having problems
in the loop
cells.each do |cell|
I need to check to see if I am at the third element in the row and do something and the fifth element and do another thing but i tried cell[2] and got something funky like this
Rails.logger.info "====3rd postion==========#{cell[3]}"
=> ====3rd postion===========79