# cat awk.script
BEGIN{
        x="|"
        y=".dat"
        z="category|style|texture|color|srm|og|sp|comment"
     }
END{print r > (n y)}
        int($1)"."==$1{
                        if(r){
                                print r > (n y)
                                r=""
                             }
                        sub($1FS,"")
                        n=$0
                        }
        $1 ~ /[A-Z]\./{
                        sub($1FS,"")
                        r  = r ? r ORS n x $0: z ORS n x $0
                        }
        /vital/{
                        gsub(/[a-z]| /,"")
                        gsub("::","")
                        gsub(":","|")
                        r = r x $0
                }
        /^[a-z]/{
                        r = r x substr($0,(match($0,":")+2))
                }
# awk -f awk.script sample_file
# cat Light.dat
category|style|texture|color|srm|og|sp|comment
Light|Light Soft|it's soft|the color value is that of something light|23|1.035|1.065|this is nice if you like light colored soft things
Light|Medium|it's soft-ish|the color is similar to light soft but because of the difference in texture it appears slightly darker to the naked eye|30|1.020|1.070|this is nice if you like light colored soft-ish things
# cat German\ Stlye.dat
category|style|texture|color|srm|og|sp|comment
German Stlye|Blue Jeans|jeany|blue stoopid|22|1.045|1.211|german blue jeans are really different that other blue jeans.
# cat Last\ Example\ Category.dat
category|style|texture|color|srm|og|sp|comment
Last Example Category|This is stoopid|huh?|umm... white and black?|11|1.222|1.222|ugg