Hi,
In ksh, I have a file with similar rows as follows:
Department = 1234 G/L Asset Acct No = 12.0000. 2/29/2008
Department = 1234 G/L Asset Acct No = 13.0000. 3/29/2008.

I want to create a new text file that contains only the numbers and date:
1234 12.0000. 2/29/2008
1234 13.0000. 3/29/2008

Should I use "cut" to cut out what I need?
Also, how do I make sure blank lines in original file do not get copied over to the new file?
Thanks in advance.

hi,
try this,

awk '{print $9$10}' test > new_file

where the content of test is ,
Department = 1234 G/L Asset Acct No = 12.0000. 2/29/2008
Department = 1234 G/L Asset Acct No = 13.0000. 3/29/2008

you forget $3

with spaces we can use actual like that.

awk '{print $3 " " $9 " " $10}' afile

1234 12.0000. 2/29/2008
1234 13.0000. 3/29/2008

Regards,
Bash

This can also help.

cut -f 3,9,10 -d ' ' afile

1234 12.0000. 2/29/2008
1234 13.0000. 3/29/2008

Regards,
Bash

Thanks a million gentlement...You guys are the greatest. You just helped out a deptartment in high tech company in Silicon Valley.