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Old 11-23-2014
Thanks junior-helper and b=durden-tyler. The explanation really made things clear to me. I made some changes and implemented the same and looks like things are coming the way I was expecting.
I really appreciate all your help!!
# 9  
Old 11-24-2014
...and in pure bash
Same same...
Code:
# File fldsdata=
123|345,567,789
234|563,560
345|975,098,985,397,984
456|736

#!/bin/bash
< fldsdata mapfile
for f1 in ${MAPFILE[*]}
do
    for f2 in $(echo ${f1#*\|} | tr ',' '\n')
    do 
        echo "${f1%\|*}|$f2"
    done
done

output
--------
123|345
123|567
123|789
234|563
234|560
345|975
345|098
345|985
345|397
345|984
456|736

Last edited by ongoto; 11-24-2014 at 12:13 PM.. Reason: typos...always
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