getting values from a text file (newby)

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On Feb 1, 11:50 am, Steve Holden <st... at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> And then, to conert the last field to numbers? ...

Are you asking me Steve? Well i did not want to short-circuit the OP's
learning process by spoon-feeding him the entire answer. I thought i
would give him a push in the right direction and observe the outcome.

A very intelligent professor once said:
""" It's not about giving a student all the info, only just enough to
spark their own thought process."""