10-31-2008
Flat File Extraction
Hi all,
I'm new in the unix environment. I'm having a challenge in extracting data from a flat file and convert it to a CSV file format or I should be able to open it with MS Excel.
The input data in my flat file looks like this:
AV00001001155000063637143326711145412082EM SITHOLE
AV00002015137000000170166517002130286080PM KUBEKA
AV00003050511000008329472412107030051008BHJ VAN SCHALKWYK
I can settle with a csv file format since I can still open it in MS Excel:
AV,00001,001155000063637,143326711145412082,EM, SITHOLE
Your assistance in the above regard will be appreciated.
Regards,
Mthimbana.......
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