how to retain spaces between fields of a fixed length file while reading in shell scripts

Hi,
I have a shell scripts which split a file based on the value on the 13th postion of the each line.
If the Value of the 13th position is 'H' this will go to one file and if value is 'D'  then it will go to some other file.
My problem is that while reading from the file line per line ; its triming the space beteween two filds to one char space.Due to which my script is not able to find the desired char.

The script is as below:-



#!/usr/bin/ksh
CURRDATESTAMP=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
echo $CURRDATESTAMP
########################################################################
# SCRIPT:    MTVload
# AUTHOR:    Deepak
# DATE:      07/17/2008
# REVISED:  
#            
#            
#            
#
# PURPOSE:  
#            
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########################################################################
#Mtv extract file directory
MTVFSDIR="/tempdstage/mbreport_extract"
MTVFTPDIR="$MTVFSDIR/mtv_ftp"
#Mtv extract log directory
MTVLOGSDIR="$MTVFSDIR/log"
#Mtv stag folder directory
MTVSTAGEDIR="$MTVFSDIR/extract_files"
MTVLOG=$MTVLOGSDIR/$1".MTVEXTRACT.LOG."$CURRDATESTAMP
MTVARCH="$MTVFSDIR/archive"

# removing files from stage folder

rm -f $MTVSTAGEDIR/*.*
if [ $? = 0 ]
then
echo "Deleted mtvload.progress file..."
fi


# Check for any process is running currently before initiating the  loading process again
FOUNDFILE=`find $MTVSTAGEDIR -name "mtvload.progress"`
if [ -n "$FOUNDFILE" ]
then
MTVERROR="mtv Load in progress, wait for Completion."
#echo $MTVERROR
MTVERRNO=01
exit $MTVERRNO
else
> $MTVSTAGEDIR/mtvload.progress
fi



# Check for mtv extract file "GLG6ZBCW.txt"  there for loading or not in the inbound folder
FOUNDCNT=`ls $MTVFTPDIR/GLG6ZBCW.txt | wc | awk '{print $1}'`

if [ $FOUNDCNT -eq 1 ]
then
# Spliting of file start
  echo "spliting start"

          while IFS='\n' read Line
          do
            echo $Line
            match_char=`echo $Line | cut -c 13 `
              echo "match_char $match_char"
              if test "$match_char" -eq "H"
             then
             echo "$Line"  >> $MTVSTAGEDIR/gl_cash_stage_header.txt
               elif test $match_char -eq 'D'
               then
                 echo "$Line"  >> $MTVSTAGEDIR/gl_cash_stage_detail.txt
              else              
              echo "$Line"  >> $MTVSTAGEDIR/gl_cash_stage_reject.txt
            fi

          done < $MTVFTPDIR/GLG6ZBCW.txt

echo "Spliting of file end"
 
 else
  echo "MTV FTP folder empty... Exiting Gracefully..... "
 
fi


# Loading to satge table from datstage jobs


# Loading to satge tables to target tables from datastage jobs



# Archiving process of files
#zipping of files

#gzip $MTVFTPDIR/*.txt
#move the file to archive follder
#mkdir $MTVARCH/$CURRDATESTAMP
#chmod 777 $MTVARCH/$CURRDATESTAMP
#mv $MTVFTPDIR/*.gz  $MTVARCH/$CURRDATESTAMP

if [ $? = 0 ]
then
echo "mbtv zip file moved to archive... "
fi
# Remove files from more than 31 days


# removing mtvload.progress file from stage folder

rm -f $MTVSTAGEDIR/mtvload.progress
if [ $? = 0 ]
then
echo "Deleted mtvload.progress file..."
fi



STAMP=`date +%Y-%m-%d:%H-%M-%OS`

echo "Job Completed !!!..."

#everything goes well, exit with 0




Please find the attached file to whom i am spliting .

can anybody help me out.

thanks
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