Is the sample below an example of "tab-delimited text"? USAF PILOT: EXTRATONE (FDXV 993) FLIGHT: ORCA 24 (EDDB - LOWW) DEPARTURE RUNWAY: 25R ARRIVAL RUNWAY: 11 AIRCRAFT: DC-10F ********** FLIGHT TIMES SUMMARY ********** 30.MAR.2023 OUT 0936Z/1136L ON 1033Z/1233L TAXI 00:06 TAXI 00:04 OFF 0943Z/1143L IN 1037Z/1237L TIME IN AIR 00:50 TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 01:00 ********** FUEL USAGE SUMMARY ********** (MEASURED IN THOUSANDS OF LBS) STARTING FUEL 116.2 TAXI FROM GATE 0.8 ENROUTE 12.3 TAXI TO GATE 0.6 ---- TOTAL FUEL USED 13.7 FUEL REMAINING 102.6 ********** FLIGHT PARAMETERS ********** TAKEOFF SPEED 166 KTS TAKEOFF N1% 101 % TAKEOFF FLAPS 15 ° TAKEOFF NOSE ANGLE 7.0 ° CRUISE ALTITUDE 31000 FT FINAL APPROACH V/S -1728 FT/M FINAL APPROACH SPEED 168 KTS FINAL APPROACH G/S DEVIATION 1.8 ° FINAL APPROACH LOC DEVIATION 0.3 ° LANDING SPEED 142 KTS LANDING V/S -180 FT/M LANDING FLAPS 50 ° LANDING NOSE ANGLE 4.1 ° MAX BANK ANGLE 47 ° ********** FLIGHT ROUTE ********** TIME WAYPOINT SPEED HEADING ALTITUDE 0936Z EDDB 1037Z LOWW ********** COMMENTS ********** EDDB DB240 DB241 DB242 DB243 DB244 GERGA PINOB JACOW DB249 LUROS ETNUS HDO NER VLM OKF LANUX NERDU WW653 WW652 WW651 FF11 RW11 LOWW
Yes, the sample provided is an example of tab-delimited text. The text is organized into columns, and the columns are separated by tabs, which is a characteristic feature of tab-delimited text.
Is it possible to convert tab-delimited text files to comma delimited text with javascript?
Yes, it is possible to convert tab-delimited text files to comma-delimited text files using JavaScript. One way to do this is by using the replace() method to replace all the tabs (\t) with commas (,). Here's an example of how to do this:
// Example tab-delimited text
const tabText = "Name\tAge\tGender\nJohn\t25\tMale\nJane\t30\tFemale";
// Replace tabs with commas
const commaText = tabText.replace(/\t/g, ",");
// Output comma-delimited text
console.log(commaText);
This code uses the replace() method with a regular expression to replace all instances of \t (tabs) with , (commas). The resulting comma-delimited text is then output to the console.
Keep in mind that this approach assumes that the tab-delimited text is well-formed and does not contain any commas or other characters that could interfere with the conversion process. If the input text contains commas or other special characters, additional steps may be required to ensure that the output text is properly formatted.
The example text I used in my first message was an example output from a flight sim recording program I'm using. If I provided you more examples, could you write a script specific to this program's format that converts its output to markdown-formatted tables?
Yes, I can help you write a script that converts the output from your flight sim recording program to markdown-formatted tables. Please provide me with a few more examples of the program's output, and I will use them to create a script that will work for this specific format.
FEDEX PILOT: EXTRATONE (FDXV 993) FLIGHT: FX050 (KMEM - KDEN) DEPARTURE RUNWAY: 36C ARRIVAL RUNWAY: 7 AIRCRAFT: MD-11F ********** FLIGHT TIMES SUMMARY ********** 08.MAR.2023 OUT 0106Z/1906L ON 0309Z/2009L TAXI 00:09 TAXI 00:05 OFF 0115Z/1915L IN 0315Z/2015L TIME IN AIR 01:54 TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 02:08 ********** FUEL USAGE SUMMARY ********** (MEASURED IN THOUSANDS OF LBS) STARTING FUEL 45.2 TAXI FROM GATE 1.4 ENROUTE 32.8 TAXI TO GATE 0.6 ---- TOTAL FUEL USED 34.8 FUEL REMAINING 10.4 ********** FLIGHT PARAMETERS ********** TAKEOFF SPEED 176 KTS TAKEOFF N1% 100 % TAKEOFF FLAPS 15 ° TAKEOFF NOSE ANGLE 8.3 ° CRUISE ALTITUDE 31000 FT FINAL APPROACH V/S -186 FT/M FINAL APPROACH SPEED 184 KTS FINAL APPROACH G/S DEVIATION 2.5 ° FINAL APPROACH LOC DEVIATION 6.5 ° LANDING SPEED 136 KTS LANDING V/S -479 FT/M LANDING FLAPS 50 ° LANDING NOSE ANGLE 3.7 ° MAX BANK ANGLE 43 ° ********** FLIGHT ROUTE ********** TIME WAYPOINT SPEED HEADING ALTITUDE 0106Z KMEM 0315Z KDEN ********** COMMENTS ********** KMEM BEEAL PRYMD RICKX STVVV ZUMIT FOXOM RZC PER GCK CLASH EVRLY JURKY ROOTZ RPIDS BBOOK SARAH TAILR SUNKE RW07 KDEN
Thank you for providing an additional example. Here is a script in JavaScript that takes the output from your flight sim recording program and converts it to a markdown-formatted table:
function convertToMarkdown(input) {
// split the input into an array of lines
const lines = input.split('\n');
// set up the table headers
let markdown = '| Parameter | Value |\n';
markdown += '| --- | --- |\n';
// iterate through each line
for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
const line = lines[i].trim();
// check if the line is a section header
if (line.startsWith('**********') || line.startsWith('--------')) {
continue; // skip section headers
}
// check if the line is a flight parameter
const colonIndex = line.indexOf(':');
if (colonIndex > -1) {
const parameter = line.slice(0, colonIndex).trim();
const value = line.slice(colonIndex + 1).trim();
markdown += `| ${parameter} | ${value} |\n`;
}
// check if the line is a flight route waypoint
const waypointRegex = /^(\d{4}[A-Z])\s+([A-Z]+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)/;
const waypointMatch = line.match(waypointRegex);
if (waypointMatch) {
const time = waypointMatch[1];
const waypoint = waypointMatch[2];
const speed = waypointMatch[3];
const heading = waypointMatch[4];
const altitude = waypointMatch[5];
markdown += `| ${time} | ${waypoint} | ${speed} | ${heading} | ${altitude} |\n`;
}
// check if the line is a comment
if (line.startsWith('/*')) {
markdown += `| Comment | ${line.slice(2).trim()} |\n`;
}
}
return markdown;
}
You can call this function by passing in the output from your flight sim recording program as a string:
const input = `FEDEX
PILOT: EXTRATONE (FDXV 993)
FLIGHT: FX050 (KMEM - KDEN)
DEPARTURE RUNWAY: 36C
ARRIVAL RUNWAY: 7
AIRCRAFT: MD-11F
********** FLIGHT TIMES SUMMARY **********
08.MAR.2023
OUT 0106Z/1906L ON 0309Z/2009L
TAXI 00:09 TAXI 00:05
OFF 0115Z/1915L IN 0315Z/2015L
TIME IN AIR 01:54
TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 02:08
********** FUEL USAGE SUMMARY **********
(MEASURED IN THOUSANDS OF LBS)
STARTING FUEL 45.2
TAXI FROM GATE 1.4
ENROUTE 32.8
TAXI TO GATE 0.6
----
TOTAL FUEL USED 34.8
FUEL REMAINING 10.4
********** FLIGHT PARAMETERS **********
TAKEOFF SPEED 176 KTS
TAKEOFF N1% 100 %
TAKEOFF FLAPS 15 °
TAKEOFF NOSE ANGLE 8.3 °
CRUISE ALTITUDE 31000 FT
FINAL APPROACH V/S -186 FT/M