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i need to parse a file which contains some kind of data. i've looked at tutorials but i'm a little bit confused how to apply it to my case.

so the file is going to contain something like this (i'm putting the types of the data):

string number
string
number number number date/time
string
char number number
number number
number number
number number
number number
string
# comment
...

these are the values. each mean something. but as you can see i don't have key-value pairs here. that is why i'm confused how to do it all.

please help!

If the only keys you have for the values are which line they're on, then you probably can't use a tool. You'll need to open the file, and process it line-by-line into whatever format you want.

the file consists of, say 1000 such records that have the same structure as above. what about that? can i give a structure as a rule?