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Old 11-07-2008
Append line that does not contain pipe to it previous line

Hi All,

I have a file which contains data as below
When we see no pipe character in the line. append those lines to the previous line with pipe character till we get the next line with pipe character with ~(concat with ~)
Input file looks like:
1080530944|001|john.l.bonner|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:49:735|2007/06/28-16:25:48:662|
1080530944|001|larry.d.groves|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:49:931|2007/06/21-20:13:41:581|
1080530944|001|michael.g.krumheuer|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:099|2007/06/25-14:08:22:330|
1080530944|001|paul.j.frederick|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:234|2007/06/22-13:14:19:439|
1080530944|001|rich.jester|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:355|2007/06/21-14:25:43:604|
1080530944|001|robert.g.campbell|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:470|2007/08/30-15:31:49:127|
1080530944|001|douglas.h.markwood|Reassigned|Monitor & Control Change Notice in the Holding Area|2007/06/20-18:42:01:259|2007/06/20-18:45:42:324|s b295 Please monitor this change and update the ITA with any/all completion dates.
When you have completed the changes and it has been implemented,
Complete this task on your show list and "reassign" the next task back to me.
E-mail me with the Actual Effectively and Completion dates. Thanks Doug M.
1080530944|001|robert.g.campbell|Complete (See Comments)|Monitor & Control Change Notice in the Holding Area|2007/06/20-18:45:42:536|2007/08/30-15:38:28:067|ok


Output File should be:

1080530944|001|john.l.bonner|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:49:735|2007/06/28-16:25:48:662|
1080530944|001|larry.d.groves|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:49:931|2007/06/21-20:13:41:581|
1080530944|001|michael.g.krumheuer|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:099|2007/06/25-14:08:22:330|
1080530944|001|paul.j.frederick|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:234|2007/06/22-13:14:19:439|
1080530944|001|rich.jester|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:355|2007/06/21-14:25:43:604|
1080530944|001|robert.g.campbell|Acknowledge|CN Approved-Implement Change to Meet Target Effectivity Date|2007/06/20-18:41:50:470|2007/08/30-15:31:49:127|
1080530944|001|douglas.h.markwood|Reassigned|Monitor & Control Change Notice in the Holding Area|2007/06/20-18:42:01:259|2007/06/20-18:45:42:324|s b295 Please monitor this change and update the ITA with any/all completion dates.~When you have completed the changes and it has been implemented,~Complete this task on your show list and "reassign" the next task back to me.~E-mail me with the Actual Effectively and Completion dates. Thanks Doug M.
1080530944|001|robert.g.campbell|Complete (See Comments)|Monitor & Control Change Notice in the Holding Area|2007/06/20-18:45:42:536|2007/08/30-15:38:28:067|ok
 

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