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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting convert fixed length file to CSV Post 302222231 by tbtbs on Wednesday 6th of August 2008 10:13:10 AM
Old 08-06-2008
convert fixed length file to CSV
Newbie

Looking for a script to convert my input file to delimited text file. Not familier with AWK or shell programing. Below is sample record in my input file and the expected output format. My OS is HPUX 11.23.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

tbtbs



input file:
4002000W1ABCDABCD7821 123456789071001080600W1VUF 34216002902291LSN 1230-1630 +000000+000400+00000000+00009164+0
00400+0000916450125+00000000

4002000W1JKLMABCD6022 123456789071001080600W1VUF 34360001302894UOM +000000+000000+00000000+00014514+0
00000+0001451413125+00000000

4002000W1JKLMABCD6022 123456789071001080600W1VUF 34360001302791RFN123456 +000000+008000+00000000+00223280+0
08000+0022328050125+00000000

4002000W1JKLMABCD6022 123456789071001080600W1VUFC34360001303067UJN +000000+000000+00000000+00015213+0
00000+0001521313125+00000000

Output file should look like this:

4002000 W1ABCD ABCD 7821 123456789 071001 080600 W1VUF 34216002902291 LSN 1230-1630 +000000 +000400 +00000000 +00009164 +000400 +0000916450125 +00000000

4002000 W1JKLM ABCD 6022 123456789 071001 080600 W1VUF 34360001302894 UOM +000000 +000000 +00000000 +00014514 +000000 +0001451413125 +00000000

4002000 W1JKLM ABCD 6022 123456789 071001 080600 W1VUF 34360001302791 RFN 123456 +000000 +008000 +00000000 +00223280 +008000 +0022328050125 +00000000

4002000 W1JKLM ABCD 6022 123456789 071001 080600 W1VUFC 34360001303067 UJN +000000 +000000 +00000000 +00015213 +000000 +0001521313125 +00000000
 

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OPTIONS

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