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# 8  
Old 02-04-2015
Try
Code:
awk -F"|" '{gsub (/\\\|/,"\001");$1=$1;gsub ("\001", "\\|")}1' OFS="\n" file4
12345678
ABN\|XYZ MED CHEM PTY. LTD.
C

100.00
22
AB"C\|Corp
"XYZ
CDEF"

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BrahmaNaiduA
# 9  
Old 02-06-2015
Thanks for your quick suggestions. How to shuffle the columns as well

Code:
Sample Data:
Sample Data: 12345678|ABN\|XYZ MED CHEM PTY. LTD.|C||100.00|22|AB"C\|Corp|"XYZ|CDEF"|

Expected Output Data: 12345678|C|ABN\|XYZ MED CHEM PTY. LTD.|22|AB"C\|Corp||100.00|"XYZ|CDEF"|
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