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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Flat File Conversion Format Post 302072320 by Loobian on Monday 1st of May 2006 02:32:49 PM
Old 05-01-2006
Flat File Conversion Format
Hi all,

I've a flat file in this format:
[] = [2 empty lines]
"
Record 1
[]
Field1 -> XXXX
Field2 -> 9558
Field3 -> 55AA
[]
Record 2
[]
Field1 -> YYYY
Field2 -> 12345
Field3 -> aa23
[]
"

And i want to convert it to

XXXX|9558|55AA
YYYY|12345|aa23

so it can be loaded into an oracle table;

Any sugestions; (awk)?

Thnks in advance
 

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datetime::locale::pa_arab

DateTime::Locale::pa_Arab(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			    DateTime::Locale::pa_Arab(3pm)

NAME

       DateTime::Locale::pa_Arab - DateTime locale package for "pa_Arab"

SYNOPSIS

	 use DateTime;

	 my $dt = DateTime->now( locale => 'pa_Arab' );
	 print $dt->month_name();

DESCRIPTION

       This is the DateTime locale package for Punjabi Arabic.

DATA

       This locale inherits from the DateTime::Locale::pa locale.

       It contains the following data.

   Days
       Wide (format)

	 XXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX

       Abbreviated (format)

	 XXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX

       Narrow (format)

	 XX
	 XX
	 XXX
	 XX
	 XXXX
	 XX
	 X

       Wide (stand-alone)

	 XXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX

       Abbreviated (stand-alone)

	 XXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX

       Narrow (stand-alone)

	 XX
	 XX
	 XXX
	 XX
	 XXXX
	 XX
	 X

   Months
       Wide (format)

	 XXXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XX
	 XXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXXX

       Abbreviated (format)

	 XXXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XX
	 XXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXXX

       Narrow (format)

	 X
	 X
	 XX
	 X
	 X
	 XX
	 XX
	 X
	 X
	 X
	 X
	 X

       Wide (stand-alone)

	 XXXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XX
	 XXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXXXX
	 XXXXX
	 XXXXX

       Abbreviated (stand-alone)

	 1
	 2
	 3
	 4
	 5
	 6
	 7
	 8
	 9
	 10
	 11
	 12

       Narrow (stand-alone)

	 X
	 X
	 XX
	 X
	 X
	 XX
	 XX
	 X
	 X
	 X
	 X
	 X

   Quarters
       Wide (format)

	 XXXXXX XXXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXXX

       Abbreviated (format)

	 XXXXXX XXXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXXX

       Narrow (format)

	 1
	 2
	 3
	 4

       Wide (stand-alone)

	 XXXXXX XXXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXXX

       Abbreviated (stand-alone)

	 XXXXXX XXXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXX
	 XXXXXX XXXXX

       Narrow (stand-alone)

	 1
	 2
	 3
	 4

   Eras
       Wide

	 XXXXXXXX
	 XX

       Abbreviated

	 XXXXXXXX
	 XX

       Narrow

	 XXXXXXXX
	 XX

   Date Formats
       Full

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX, 05 XXXXX 2008
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX, 22 XXXXX 1995
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX, 15 XXXXX -10

       Long

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXXX 2008
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXXX 1995
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXXX -10

       Medium

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXXX 2008
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXXX 1995
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXXX -10

       Short

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-010

       Default

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXXX 2008
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXXX 1995
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXXX -10

   Time Formats
       Full

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 XXXX UTC
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 XXXXX UTC
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 XXXXX UTC

       Long

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 XXXX UTC
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 XXXXX UTC
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 XXXXX UTC

       Medium

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 XXXXX

       Short

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 XXXXX

       Default

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 XXXXX

   Datetime Formats
       Full

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX, 05 XXXXX 2008 6:30:30 XXXX UTC
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX, 22 XXXXX 1995 9:05:02 XXXXX UTC
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX, 15 XXXXX -10 4:44:23 XXXXX UTC

       Long

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXXX 2008 6:30:30 XXXX UTC
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXXX 1995 9:05:02 XXXXX UTC
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXXX -10 4:44:23 XXXXX UTC

       Medium

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXXX 2008 6:30:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXXX 1995 9:05:02 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXXX -10 4:44:23 XXXXX

       Short

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008 6:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995 9:05 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-010 4:44 XXXXX

       Default

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXXX 2008 6:30:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXXX 1995 9:05:02 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXXX -10 4:44:23 XXXXX

   Available Formats
       d (d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15

       EEEd (d EEE)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 XXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 XXXX

       HHmmss (HH:mm:ss)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

       Hm (H:mm)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44

       hm (h:mm a)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 XXXXX

       Hms (H:mm:ss)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23

       hms (h:mm:ss a)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 XXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 XXXXX

       M (L)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9

       Md (d/M)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9

       MEd (E, M-d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX, 2-5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX, 12-22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX, 9-15

       MMM (LLL)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9

       MMMd (MMM d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXXX 5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXXX 22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXXX 15

       MMMEd (E MMM d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX XXXXX 5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX XXXXX 22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX XXXXX 15

       MMMMd (MMMM d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXXX 5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXXX 22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXXX 15

       MMMMEd (E MMMM d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX XXXXX 5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX XXXXX 22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX XXXXX 15

       mmss (mm:ss)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23

       ms (mm:ss)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23

       y (y)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10

       yM (y-M)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-2
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-9

       yMEd (EEE, y-M-d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX, 2008-2-5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX, 1995-12-22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX, -10-9-15

       yMMM (y MMM)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 XXXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 XXXXX

       yMMMEd (EEE, y MMM d)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXX, 2008 XXXXX 5
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXX, 1995 XXXXX 22
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXX, -10 XXXXX 15

       yMMMM (y MMMM)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 XXXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 XXXXX

       yQ (y Q)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 1
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 4
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 3

       yQQQ (y QQQ)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 XXXXXX XXXXX
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 XXXXXX XXXXX
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 XXXXXX XXXX

       yyMMM (MMM yy)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = XXXXX 08
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = XXXXX 95
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = XXXXX -10

       yyQ (Q yy)

	  2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1 08
	  1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4 95
	 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3 -10

   Miscellaneous
       Prefers 24 hour time?

       No

       Local first day of the week

       XXX

SUPPORT

       See DateTime::Locale.

AUTHOR

       Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2008 David Rolsky. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
       same terms as Perl itself.

       This module was generated from data provided by the CLDR project, see the LICENSE.cldr in this distribution for details on the CLDR data's
       license.

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