Code:
# cat TestFile.txt
Adam, 2010-09-17 13:16:21, 2010-09-17 13:16:25, 7, 54, No , Yrd, , -80, 6, 0, 0. 0. 0. 0, 7, Paid,
John, 2010-09-17 13:16:21, 2010-09-17 13:16:26, 2, 54, No , Yrd, , -69, 13, 0, 0. 0. 0. 0, 7, Paid,
Brad, 2010-09-17 13:16:22, 2010-09-17 13:16:26, 9, 54, No, Yrd, , -64, 15, 15, 0. 0. 0. 0, 4, Paid,
# MyArray=(`grep $(date +'%Y-%m-%d') TestFile.txt | cut -d',' -f1`)
# echo ${MyArray[*]}
Adam John Brad