fwsteal
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parsing a complex text file
I need help parsing a complex text file.
example data:
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 1",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"CLNRBUS "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName **Total**"," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"8424700 ","RDJMdicl "," 1"," 158"," 169"," 109"," 60"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8425106 "," 8 9 "," 7 "," 0 "," 7 "," 0 "," 0 "," 0",
"8425822 ","Sh Gol, D "," 4"," 75"," 87"," 79"," 8"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 7",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"CLNRBUS "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"8426300 ","L T Nish M "," 0"," 38"," 41"," 38"," 3"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8426400 ","McC and Ates "," 0"," 49"," 46"," 18"," 28"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8426278 ","Thi Str Fam H S "," 413"," 24"," 24"," 13"," 11"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"CLNRBUS **Total** ","Subscriber Count 117"," 9,548"," 4,785"," 4,519"," 3,599"," 920"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 956",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"WMDUTIL "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"7700100 ","Prac sen tra done N "," 2"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"WMDUTIL **Total** ","Subscriber Count 1"," 2"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 742",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"PRFASP "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"0718200 ","Broooo Phaaaaaa 400 "," 2"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"0710028 ","Stoo And Shoo Phrrrrrr 155 "," 1"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 957",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"GRAND TOTAL "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"Grand Total "," "," 823,304"," 52,476"," 50,874"," 38,922"," 11,952"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
--------------------------
1. Required Data from log files
"CLNRBUS ","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName **Total**"," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"8424700 ","RDJMdicl "," 1"," 158"," 169"," 109"," 60"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8425106 "," 8 9 "," 7 "," 0 "," 7 "," 0 "," 0 "," 0",
"8425822 ","Sh Gol, D "," 4"," 75"," 87"," 79"," 8"," 0"," 0"," 0"
etc...
--------------------------
2. How the Data needs to be prepared for import
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"WMDUTIL","01/31/2007","77
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
example data:
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 1",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"CLNRBUS "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName **Total**"," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"8424700 ","RDJMdicl "," 1"," 158"," 169"," 109"," 60"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8425106 "," 8 9 "," 7 "," 0 "," 7 "," 0 "," 0 "," 0",
"8425822 ","Sh Gol, D "," 4"," 75"," 87"," 79"," 8"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 7",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"CLNRBUS "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"8426300 ","L T Nish M "," 0"," 38"," 41"," 38"," 3"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8426400 ","McC and Ates "," 0"," 49"," 46"," 18"," 28"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8426278 ","Thi Str Fam H S "," 413"," 24"," 24"," 13"," 11"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"CLNRBUS **Total** ","Subscriber Count 117"," 9,548"," 4,785"," 4,519"," 3,599"," 920"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 956",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"WMDUTIL "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"7700100 ","Prac sen tra done N "," 2"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"WMDUTIL **Total** ","Subscriber Count 1"," 2"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 742",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"PRFASP "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"0718200 ","Broooo Phaaaaaa 400 "," 2"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"0710028 ","Stoo And Shoo Phrrrrrr 155 "," 1"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
"PPI001-MSB "," "," WbM P","PI "," "," "," "," P","age 957",
" "," SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally"," Summary Bi","llable",
"GRAND TOTAL "," Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName "," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"Grand Total "," "," 823,304"," 52,476"," 50,874"," 38,922"," 11,952"," 0"," 0"," 0"
,
--------------------------
1. Required Data from log files
"CLNRBUS ","7 - 01/31/2","007",
"Level 1 ","SName **Total**"," NR"," REFREQ"," REFRES"," REFRESA"," REFRESD"," RCHG"," CHGRES"," RFILL"
"8424700 ","RDJMdicl "," 1"," 158"," 169"," 109"," 60"," 0"," 0"," 0"
"8425106 "," 8 9 "," 7 "," 0 "," 7 "," 0 "," 0 "," 0",
"8425822 ","Sh Gol, D "," 4"," 75"," 87"," 79"," 8"," 0"," 0"," 0"
etc...
--------------------------
2. How the Data needs to be prepared for import
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"WMDUTIL","01/31/2007","77
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
ddrudik
You were given quite the data to work with. In your output column4 you collapsed the spaces in some rows ("89") and not others ("Sh Gol"), what are the rules that govern the formatting of the data for the output file?
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I was given a mess to work with.
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Idle_Mind, I'm using vb.net 2005. I didn't know about that class and yes this text file is tricky.
I'll admit I wasn't aware of the class since I don't use VB.NET 2005, but fwsteal please give a little more info about how you want to arrive at your output file format.
In column4 you collapsed the spaces in some rows ("89") and not others ("Sh Gol"), what are the rules that govern the formatting of the data for the output file, in other words how should one know to collapse spaces between some characters and not others (collapse spaces between all numbers etc.)?
In column4 you collapsed the spaces in some rows ("89") and not others ("Sh Gol"), what are the rules that govern the formatting of the data for the output file, in other words how should one know to collapse spaces between some characters and not others (collapse spaces between all numbers etc.)?
You can use that class in C# also, you just need the right reference.
Bob
Bob
ASKER
Right, this is what 89 looked like:
" 8 9 "
I should have read: "8 9"
Output rules? There aren't any other than getting the data formatted and load into sql server. I guess that I'd want to trim the empty characters between the double quotes so it reads like the "8 9" above.
I'll create a console app to test the formatting.
" 8 9 "
I should have read: "8 9"
Output rules? There aren't any other than getting the data formatted and load into sql server. I guess that I'd want to trim the empty characters between the double quotes so it reads like the "8 9" above.
I'll create a console app to test the formatting.
ASKER
I forgot to mention that this is a csv file. I use Visual Slick Edit to view the file.
ASKER
Here is the code I used and unfortunately, the file is still the same:
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Text.RegularExpress
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
Module FileFormat
Dim sSource As String = "vbnet_formatfile"
Dim sLog As String = "Application"
Dim sMachine As String = "."
Dim ELog As New EventLog(sLog, sMachine, sSource)
Sub Main()
Dim currentFile As String = "C:\log\Prx-Import-2007-01
sFormatFile(currentFile)
End Sub
Sub sFormatFile(ByVal currentFile As String)
Dim tfp As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
tfp.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
tfp.SetDelimiters(",")
tfp.HasFieldsEnclosedInQuo
tfp.TrimWhiteSpace = True
Dim fields() As String
Try
While Not tfp.EndOfData
fields = tfp.ReadFields()
Debug.Print(Chr(34) & String.Join(Chr(34) & "," & Chr(34), fields) & Chr(34))
End While
tfp.Close()
Catch ex As Exception
ELog.WriteEntry(ex.ToStrin
Finally
GC.Collect()
End Try
End Sub
End Module
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Text.RegularExpress
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
Module FileFormat
Dim sSource As String = "vbnet_formatfile"
Dim sLog As String = "Application"
Dim sMachine As String = "."
Dim ELog As New EventLog(sLog, sMachine, sSource)
Sub Main()
Dim currentFile As String = "C:\log\Prx-Import-2007-01
sFormatFile(currentFile)
End Sub
Sub sFormatFile(ByVal currentFile As String)
Dim tfp As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
tfp.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
tfp.SetDelimiters(",")
tfp.HasFieldsEnclosedInQuo
tfp.TrimWhiteSpace = True
Dim fields() As String
Try
While Not tfp.EndOfData
fields = tfp.ReadFields()
Debug.Print(Chr(34) & String.Join(Chr(34) & "," & Chr(34), fields) & Chr(34))
End While
tfp.Close()
Catch ex As Exception
ELog.WriteEntry(ex.ToStrin
Finally
GC.Collect()
End Try
End Sub
End Module
Well...
I pasted the data you posted above into NotePad and saved it as a text file. The code I proposed cleaned it up quite a bit on my system. =\
Can you try the same thing please?
This will tell us if there are other control characters in the original file that can't be seen by us. If this is the case, you can post a smaller sample file at ee-stuff so we can work out a better solution:
http://www.ee-stuff.com/
I pasted the data you posted above into NotePad and saved it as a text file. The code I proposed cleaned it up quite a bit on my system. =\
Can you try the same thing please?
This will tell us if there are other control characters in the original file that can't be seen by us. If this is the case, you can post a smaller sample file at ee-stuff so we can work out a better solution:
http://www.ee-stuff.com/
ASKER
Bob,
I did as you suggested and ran the module to format the file. I then compared the two files and they are the same.
I uploaded the file:
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I did as you suggested and ran the module to format the file. I then compared the two files and they are the same.
I uploaded the file:
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Bob, Can you also help me with?
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22591098/insert-and-update.html
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22591098/insert-and-update.html
Unfortunately I don't work with DB side stuff so I have no clue on your other question. Testing with the file you uploaded...
By the way, my name is Mike. =)
Bob, is TheLearnedOne: https://www.experts-exchange.com/M_38421.html
(he's a great coder...better than me!...don't worry, though, people swap us all the time!)
By the way, my name is Mike. =)
Bob, is TheLearnedOne: https://www.experts-exchange.com/M_38421.html
(he's a great coder...better than me!...don't worry, though, people swap us all the time!)
I ran my original code and this is what appeared in my "Immediate" window in my IDE:
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 1",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"CLNRBUS","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName **Total**","NR","REFREQ","
"8424700","RDJMdicl","1","
"8425106","8 9","7","0","7","0","0","0"
"8425822","Sh Gol, D","4","75","87","79","8",
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 7",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"CLNRBUS","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"8426300","L T Nish M","0","38","41","38","3",
"8426400","McC and Ates","0","49","46","18","
"8426278","Thi Str Fam H S","413","24","24","13","1
"CLNRBUS **Total**","Subscriber Count 117","9,548","4,785","4,51
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 956",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"WMDUTIL","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"7700100","Prac sen tra done N","2","0","0","0","0","0"
"WMDUTIL **Total**","Subscriber Count 1","2","0","0","0","0","0"
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 742",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"PRFASP","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"0718200","Broooo Phaaaaaa 400","2","0","0","0","0","
"0710028","Stoo And Shoo Phrrrrrr 155","1","0","0","0","0","
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 957",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"GRAND TOTAL","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"Grand Total","","823,304","52,47
"",""
It seems to be cleaning it up nicely on my system. My code does NOT modify the original file at all. I assumed you would want to process it more before writing it back out. Do you need to see how to write the dataa back out?
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 1",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"CLNRBUS","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName **Total**","NR","REFREQ","
"8424700","RDJMdicl","1","
"8425106","8 9","7","0","7","0","0","0"
"8425822","Sh Gol, D","4","75","87","79","8",
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 7",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"CLNRBUS","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"8426300","L T Nish M","0","38","41","38","3",
"8426400","McC and Ates","0","49","46","18","
"8426278","Thi Str Fam H S","413","24","24","13","1
"CLNRBUS **Total**","Subscriber Count 117","9,548","4,785","4,51
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 956",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"WMDUTIL","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"7700100","Prac sen tra done N","2","0","0","0","0","0"
"WMDUTIL **Total**","Subscriber Count 1","2","0","0","0","0","0"
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 742",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"PRFASP","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"0718200","Broooo Phaaaaaa 400","2","0","0","0","0","
"0710028","Stoo And Shoo Phrrrrrr 155","1","0","0","0","0","
"",""
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 957",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
"GRAND TOTAL","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
"Level 1","SName","NR","REFREQ","
"Grand Total","","823,304","52,47
"",""
It seems to be cleaning it up nicely on my system. My code does NOT modify the original file at all. I assumed you would want to process it more before writing it back out. Do you need to see how to write the dataa back out?
ASKER
Bob,
Yes, I need to process the file quite a bit to get to look like:
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"WMDUTIL","01/31/2007","77
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
Should double quotes and commas be used? I thought about using a single quote and a | to help separate the data for the import.
Yes, I need to process the file quite a bit to get to look like:
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"WMDUTIL","01/31/2007","77
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
"PRFASP","01/31/2007","071
Should double quotes and commas be used? I thought about using a single quote and a | to help separate the data for the import.
ASKER
Bob, Okay, I got the same results in the output window is vs. It definitely removed some of the extra white space.
ASKER
This helped me see the temp changes: Console.WriteLine(Chr(34) & String.Join(Chr(34) & "," & Chr(34), fields) & Chr(34))
ASKER
I did this to write the changes to the same file:
Sub Main()
Dim currentFile As String = "C:\log\file.txt"
Dim tempFile As String = "C:\log\file_temp.txt"
sFormatFile(currentFile, tempFile)
End Sub
Sub sFormatFile(ByVal currentFile As String, ByVal tempFile As String)
Dim tfp As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
Dim sw As New System.IO.StreamWriter(tem
tfp.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
tfp.SetDelimiters(",")
tfp.HasFieldsEnclosedInQuo
tfp.TrimWhiteSpace = True
Dim fields() As String
Try
While Not tfp.EndOfData
fields = tfp.ReadFields()
sw.WriteLine(Chr(34) & String.Join(Chr(34) & "," & Chr(34), fields) & Chr(34))
End While
tfp.Close()
sw.Close()
File.Delete(currentFile)
File.Move(tempFile, currentFile)
Catch ex As Exception
ELog.WriteEntry(ex.ToStrin
Finally
GC.Collect()
End Try
End Sub
Sub Main()
Dim currentFile As String = "C:\log\file.txt"
Dim tempFile As String = "C:\log\file_temp.txt"
sFormatFile(currentFile, tempFile)
End Sub
Sub sFormatFile(ByVal currentFile As String, ByVal tempFile As String)
Dim tfp As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.File
Dim sw As New System.IO.StreamWriter(tem
tfp.TextFieldType = FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
tfp.SetDelimiters(",")
tfp.HasFieldsEnclosedInQuo
tfp.TrimWhiteSpace = True
Dim fields() As String
Try
While Not tfp.EndOfData
fields = tfp.ReadFields()
sw.WriteLine(Chr(34) & String.Join(Chr(34) & "," & Chr(34), fields) & Chr(34))
End While
tfp.Close()
sw.Close()
File.Delete(currentFile)
File.Move(tempFile, currentFile)
Catch ex As Exception
ELog.WriteEntry(ex.ToStrin
Finally
GC.Collect()
End Try
End Sub
ASKER
Here is how I was thinking of mapping the data:
GN "CLNRBUS",
TDate "01/31/2007",
Level1 "8424700",
SName "RDJMdicl",
NR "1",
ReFreq "158",
ReFres "169",
ReFresA "109",
ReFresD "60",
RChg "0",
ChgRes "0",
RFill "0"
GN "CLNRBUS",
TDate "01/31/2007",
Level1 "8424700",
SName "RDJMdicl",
NR "1",
ReFreq "158",
ReFres "169",
ReFresA "109",
ReFresD "60",
RChg "0",
ChgRes "0",
RFill "0"
ASKER
this is how I thought the process would work, of course I'm not sure how to do it.
1. delete top two lines
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 1",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
2. capture the GN and TDate from the 3rd line
"CLNRBUS","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
3. delete the 4th line
"Level 1","SName **Total**","NR","REFREQ","
4. parse the following data lines:
"8424700","RDJMdicl","1","
"8425106","8 9","7","0","7","0","0","0"
"8425822","Sh Gol, D","4","75","87","79","8",
so they look like:
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
5. delete the separator line: "",""
6. Repeat the process until the end of the file is reached.
1. delete top two lines
"PPI001-MSB","","WbM P","PI","","","","P","age 1",""
"","SCRIPT Me","ssage Tally","Summary Bi","llable",""
2. capture the GN and TDate from the 3rd line
"CLNRBUS","Period",": 01/01/200","7 - 01/31/2","007",""
3. delete the 4th line
"Level 1","SName **Total**","NR","REFREQ","
4. parse the following data lines:
"8424700","RDJMdicl","1","
"8425106","8 9","7","0","7","0","0","0"
"8425822","Sh Gol, D","4","75","87","79","8",
so they look like:
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
"CLNRBUS","01/31/2007","84
5. delete the separator line: "",""
6. Repeat the process until the end of the file is reached.
One little off-the-cuff comment, and I am getting all the credit--too bad Mike ;)
Bob
Bob
ASKER
I'd think so.