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Old 02-08-2007
jim mcnamara jim mcnamara is offline Forum Staff  
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Code:
awk ' {
           value=substr($0,74,14)
           while (substr(value,1,1) == " " ) {value=substr(value,2)}
           if(value>0) { plus+=value}
           else    {minus+=value}
        }
       END { print plus, minus} ' filename | read credit debit

try something like that....

.. messed up the right justification...