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Why does this string not split on each "\n"? (RUBY)
"ADVERTISING [7310]\n\t\tIRS NUMBER:\t\t\t\t061340408\n\t\tSTATE OF INCORPORATION:\t\t\tDE\n\t\tFISCAL YEAR END:\t\t\t0331\n\n\tFILING VALUES:\n\t\tFORM TYPE:\t\t10-Q\n\t\tSEC ACT:\t\t1934 Act\n\t".split('\n') >> ["ADVERTISING [7310]\n\t\tIRS NUMBER:\t\t\t\t061340408\n\t\tSTATE OF INCORPORATION:\t\t\tDE\n\t\tFISCAL YEAR END:\t\t\t0331\n\n\tFILING VALUES:\n\t\tFORM TYPE:\t\t10-Q\n\t\tSEC ACT:\t\t1934 Act\n\t"] 
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To split a string by newline, call the split() method passing it the following regular expression as parameter - /\r?\ n/ . The split method will split the string on each occurrence of a newline character and return an array containing the substrings.
\r\n should probably do the trick.
"\n" is newline, '\n\ is literally backslash and n.
The chomp function helps remove the trailing newline character ie '\n', from any string. Note that it is just one among the dozen odd such string methods that Ruby ships with.
You need .split("\n"). String interpolation is needed to properly interpret the new line, and double quotes are one way to do that.
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