For this following project, I am supposed to take input in the following format : R1C5+2 , which reads it as "in the table, Row 1 Column 5 ,add 2. Or in this format : R1C2C3-5 , which reads : "in the table, Row 1 Column 2-3, subtract 5. This is assuming that all numbers in the table are initially all 0.

Where I left Off:

I am having trouble finding a way to detect for a "+" or "-" to either add/subtract values in the table. Also, in providing a range to allow multiple additions when provided two C's or R's. For example: R1R5C2C3+2 (Row Range 1 - 5, Column Range 2 - 3, add 2).

Here is the following code:

puts 'Please input: '
x = gets.chomp

col = []
row = []

x.chars.each_slice(2) { |u|  u[0] == "R" ? row << u[1] : col << u[1] }

p col
p row

puts "Largest # in Row array: #{row.max}"
puts "Largest # in Columns array: #{col.max}" #must be in "" to return value

big_row = row.max.to_i
big_col = col.max.to_i


table = Array.new (big_row) { Array.new(big_col) }

I thank you all for the help!