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Asked: 2026-06-17T07:53:23+00:00

Is it possible to split this text file into fields with tab delimiters? The

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Is it possible to split this text file into fields with tab delimiters? The file has over 5,000 lines and the last 3 data fields may not be present. Asco may also be only 2 or 3 digits.

qualification_code name level_of_education field_of_education asco anzsco
ACM10110 Certificate I in Animal Studies      524 0611 6399-15 361199
ACM20110 Certificate II in Animal Studies     521 0611 6399-15 361199
ACM30110 Certificate III in Animal Studies    514 0611 6399-15 361199
ACM30210 Certificate III in Animal Technology 514 0611 6399-15 361199
ACM30310 Certificate III in Captive Animals   514 0611 6399-15 361199
CHC41012 Certificate IV in Community Services Advocacy 511 0905 2512-13 411711
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  1. Editorial Team
    require "csv"

CSV.foreach("test.dat", :col_sep => "\t", :headers => true) do |row| 
  puts row[0]
  # or puts row
  # or whatever processing you want here
end

    Because the OP brought up Postgres as an import target in comments pgadmin (free/OSS) includes an import tool as of pgadmin version 1.16. This applies only if there’s no reason to perform the task programmatically (i.e. include new data as its updated).

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