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Above script doesn't even run but errors out. If the syntax error has been corrected, there still remains a logical flaw (actually it occurs twice). Those corrected, it processes all three entries in your test file.

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Thanks Rudic, as i informed in the other thread it is working for me now.

its worked for me.... both "for" and "while" worked for me, its my bad early i used it wrong.

Thanks guys for helping me!!!

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