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04-01-2013

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Example of file with CODE around example

This is a sample of the file with line numbers assigned for easier reading, acct number is on line 10 for the first statement in positions 1 thru 5 then the account # appears on every 55th line after the first account. Each statement is 55 lines long. The goal is to read each statement and write to a separate file for each new statement using the account number as part of the key to the file, the first statement in the example below would be 90313.txt, 2nd statement would be 1000313.txt and so on. I am a newbie at posting so sorry for the first posts...thanks for the assistances!

Code:

 1  ^M                 ABC PARTS COMPANY             ^M
 2                   100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL          ^M
 3                   MT PLEASANT SC 29579          ^M
 4                          800-555-1212
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 8  ^M                                       04/01/13^M
 9  ^M
10      9    ABC TOWING CO.                  ^M
11           123 ANY LANE ST                 ^M
12           ACME PA 15610-1084              ^M
13                                           ^M
14  ^M
15  ^M
16                                                    PAGE   1 OF   1^M
17  ^M
18  02/05/13         PB  1PB           15.45                    15.45 ^M
19  02/05/13         PB  2PB         1029.87                  1045.32
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48  ^M^M
49                                                            1045.32 ^M
50  ^M
51                   15.45     1029.87                         ^M
52  ^M
53                                   STATEMENT MESSAGE HERE          ^M
54                                   PLEASE RETURN TO US             ^M
55  ^M
56  ^L^M^M                 ABC PARTS COMPANY             ^M
57                   100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL          ^M
58                   MT PLEASANT SC 29579          ^M
59                          800-555-1212
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63  ^M                                       04/01/13^M
64  ^M
65    100    MIRIAM ACKERMAN                 ^M
66           193 FESS ROAD                   ^M
67           LATROBE PA  15650               ^M
68                                           ^M
69  ^M
70  ^M
71                                                    PAGE   1 OF   1^M
72  ^M
73  03/29/13         PD    1234        50.00                    50.00 ^M
74  03/29/13         PC                           25.00-        25.00
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103  ^M^M
104                                                              25.00 ^M
105  ^M
106      25.00                                                  ^M
107  ^M
108                                   STATEMENT MESSAGE HERE          ^M
109                                   PLEASE RETURN TO US             ^M
110  ^M
111  ^L^M^M                 ABC PARTS COMPANY             ^M
112                   100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL          ^M
113                   MT PLEASANT SC 29579          ^M
114                          800-555-1212
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118  ^M                                       04/01/13^M
119  ^M
120    103    TONY CEILA                      ^M
121           100 ROCKY ROAD                  ^M
122           LATROBE PA 15650                ^M
123                                           ^M
124  ^M
125  ^M
126                                                    PAGE   1 OF   1^M
127  ^M
128  02/05/13         PB  4PB          460.00                   460.00
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158  ^M^M
159                                                             460.00 ^M
160  ^M
161                                                      460.00 ^M
162  ^M
163                                   STATEMENT MESSAGE HERE          ^M
164                                   PLEASE RETURN TO US             ^M
165  ^M
166  ^L^M^M                 ABC PARTS COMPANY             ^M
167                   100 WILDFLOWER TRAIL          ^M
168                   MT PLEASANT SC 29579          ^M
169                          800-555-1212
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173  ^M                                       04/01/13^M
174  ^M
175    105    RICHARD FELTS                   ^M
176           R D 1 BOX 196                   ^M
177           MIDDLETOWN NY 10925             ^M
178                                           ^M
179  ^M
180  ^M
181                                                    PAGE   1 OF   1^M
182  ^M
183  02/05/13         PB  4PB          721.56                   721.56
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213  ^M^M
214                                                             721.56 ^M
215  ^M
216                                                      721.56 ^M
217  ^M
218                                   STATEMENT MESSAGE HERE          ^M
219                                   PLEASE RETURN TO US             ^M
220  ^M

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