append several tab-limited files

[RF328]

Say, right now I have 3 text files as below,

Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/18/2001
Date Time Temp Humd
11/18/01 00:13:43 20.02 58.04 *
11/18/01 00:23:43 19.99 58.17 *
11/18/01 00:33:43 19.97 58.11 *
11/18/01 00:43:43 19.94 58.13 *
11/18/01 00:53:43 19.95 58.04 *

Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/19/2001
Date Time Temp Humd
11/19/01 00:13:30 20.16 59.57 *
11/19/01 00:23:30 20.17 59.42 *
11/19/01 00:33:30 20.11 59.5 *
11/19/01 00:43:30 20.07 59.57 *
11/19/01 00:53:30 20.03 59.59 *

Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/20/2001
Date Time Temp Humd
11/20/01 00:13:17 23.1 59.39 *

11/20/01 00:23:17 23.18 58.96 *
11/20/01 00:33:17 23.55 58.43 *
11/20/01 00:43:17 23.61 58.43 *
11/20/01 00:53:17 22.75 59.62 *


can anyone advise me how can I append all the files become

Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/18/2001 to 11/20/2001
Date Time Temp Humd
11/18/01 00:13:43 20.02 58.04 *
11/18/01 00:23:43 19.99 58.17 *
11/18/01 00:33:43 19.97 58.11 *
11/18/01 00:43:43 19.94 58.13 *
11/18/01 00:53:43 19.95 58.04 *
11/19/01 00:13:30 20.16 59.57 *
11/19/01 00:23:30 20.17 59.42 *
11/19/01 00:33:30 20.11 59.5 *
11/19/01 00:43:30 20.07 59.57 *
11/19/01 00:53:30 20.03 59.59 *
11/20/01 00:13:17 23.1 59.39 *
11/20/01 00:23:17 23.18 58.96 *
11/20/01 00:33:17 23.55 58.43 *
11/20/01 00:43:17 23.61 58.43 *
11/20/01 00:53:17 22.75 59.62 *


thank you in advance

[Brian_Vibert]

You'll have to read the data from the three files and use the string functions to strip the strings apart and reassemble them how you want. See the attached vi for an example to get you started.

Good luck
Brian

[LQ]

Raymond,
Read each file into array of 4 columns as you have in the example, then use
the Build Array function to concatenate them then save the concatenated
array into file.
Nam.
Raymond Fang wrote in message
news:d3203a1a.0112052340.b3d7fcd@posting.google.com...
> Say, right now I have 3 text files as below,
>
> Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/18/2001
> Date Time Temp Humd
> 11/18/01 00:13:43 20.02 58.04 *
> 11/18/01 00:23:43 19.99 58.17 *
> 11/18/01 00:33:43 19.97 58.11 *
> 11/18/01 00:43:43 19.94 58.13 *
> 11/18/01 00:53:43 19.95 58.04 *
>
> Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/19/2001
> Date Time Temp Humd
> 11/19/01 00:13:30 20.16 59.57 *
> 11/19/01 00:23:30 20.17 59.42 *
> 11/19/01 00:33:30
20.11 59.5 *
> 11/19/01 00:43:30 20.07 59.57 *
> 11/19/01 00:53:30 20.03 59.59 *
>
> Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/20/2001
> Date Time Temp Humd
> 11/20/01 00:13:17 23.1 59.39 *
> 11/20/01 00:23:17 23.18 58.96 *
> 11/20/01 00:33:17 23.55 58.43 *
> 11/20/01 00:43:17 23.61 58.43 *
> 11/20/01 00:53:17 22.75 59.62 *
>
>
> can anyone advise me how can I append all the files become
>
> Temp & RH 10-m Interval Average Data For 11/18/2001 to 11/20/2001
> Date Time Temp Humd
> 11/18/01 00:13:43 20.02 58.04 *
> 11/18/01 00:23:43 19.99 58.17 *
> 11/18/01 00:33:43 19.97 58.11 *
> 11/18/01 00:43:43 19.94 58.13 *
> 11/18/01 00:53:43 19.95 58.04 *
> 11/19/01 00:13:30 20.16 59.57 *
> 11/19/01 00:23:30 20.17 59.42 *
> 11/19/01 00:33:30 20.11 59.5 *
> 11/19/01 00:43:30 20.07 59.57 *
> 11/19/01 00:53:30 20.03 59.59 *
> 11/20/01 00:13:17 23.1 59.39 *
> 11/20/01 00:23:17 23.18 58.96 *
> 11/20/01 00:33:17 23.55 58.43 *
> 11/20/01 00:43:17
23.61 58.43 *
> 11/20/01 00:53:17 22.75 59.62 *
>
>
> thank you in advance