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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Help using awk with a text file Post 302786487 by ziggy6 on Wednesday 27th of March 2013 02:18:57 PM
Old 03-27-2013
sample data and example of result in 90313.txt for act 9

Quote:
Originally Posted by rbatte1
Can you post some highlighted input data for people to consider please. Expected output would be useful along with any code you have tried so far.

Feel free to sanitise the data, of course.



Robin
Liverpool/Blackburn
UK
ABC PARTS COMPANY
100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL
MT PLEASANT SC 29579
800-555-1212

03/27/13
9 ABC TOWING CO.
123 ANY LANE ST
ACME PA 15610-1084


PAGE 1 OF 1
02/05/13 PB 1PB 15.45 15.45
02/05/13 PB 2PB 1029.87 1045.32














1045.32
15.45 1029.87



ABC PARTS COMPANY
100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL
MT PLEASANT SC 29579
800-555-1212

03/27/13
103 TONY CEILA
100 ROCKY ROAD
LATROBE PA 15650


PAGE 1 OF 1
02/05/13 PB 4PB 460.00 460.00















460.00
460.00



ABC PARTS COMPANY
100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL
MT PLEASANT SC 29579
800-555-1212

03/27/13
105 RICHARD FELTS
R D 1 BOX 196
MIDDLETOWN NY 10925


PAGE 1 OF 1
02/05/13 PB 4PB 721.56 721.56















721.56
721.56



ABC PARTS COMPANY
100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL
MT PLEASANT SC 29579
800-555-1212

03/27/13
119 A&J HAULING
300 LANE ST
LANCASTER SC 29578


PAGE 1 OF 1
02/05/13 PB 1PB 188.17 188.17















188.17
188.17



ABC PARTS COMPANY
100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL
MT PLEASANT SC 29579
800-555-1212

03/27/13





PAGE 1 OF 1
















2415.05
203.62 1029.87 1181.56




FIN CHG
CB
 

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