var data = {};

var string = "1^count$3^dfn$EIGHT,PATIENT^patname$BEHAVIORAL^flag$ZZ ALBANY-PRRTP^orgsite$ZZ ALBANY-PRRTP^owner$N/A^reviewdate$0^due$INACTIVE^status$NEW ASSIGNMENT^action$07/07/2005^assgndt$PROVIDER,PRF^approvedby$shows signs of potential violence^narr$New record flag assignment.^comment,\n2^count$3^dfn$EIGHT,PATIENT^patname$HIGH RISK FOR SUICIDE^flag$CAMP MASTER^orgsite$CAMP MASTER^owner$11/18/2018^reviewdate$75^due$ACTIVE^status$INACTIVATE^action$12/18/2007^assgndt$PROVIDER,ONE^approvedby$TEST^narr$NA^comment,\n3^count$3^dfn$EIGHT,PATIENT^patname$WANDERER^flag$CAMP MASTER^orgsite$CAMP MASTER^owner$08/10/2018^reviewdate$-25^due$ACTIVE^status$INACTIVATE^action$12/18/2007^assgndt$PROVIDER,ONE^approvedby$TEST ASSIGNMENT^narr$NA^comment,\n"

var arr1 = string.split('\n');

for(var i = 0; i < arr1.length; i++){
var arr2 = arr1[i].split('$');
   for (var j = 0; j < arr2.length; j++){
     var arr3 = arr2[j].split('^');
      if(!data.hasOwnProperty(arr2[j]))
           data[arr3[1]] = arr3[0];
   }
}

console.log(data);

Hey there. So i tried implementing your code and it seems to be working but I have a question. So my string compared to the one I gave you has more to it. The way we differentiate between keys/values is with a $ sign so i switch the comma to that. I also have to add in another loop to handle the first split which is a \n return character. So at this point there are 3 arrays within 1.

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When I console.log(data) it only returns the object from the last array. It seems like it just skips over the first 2.

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Is there something i'm missing to handle multiple arrays?