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Old 05-28-2008
unable Insert data from .dat file to .xls can anybody help me
Hi All,


I am new to unix Shell scripting

Actually i need to write a shell script to insert data from a dat file to ms-Excel file

The data in the dat file will be like this

Col1 Col2 Col3 Col4
[Date with time] and [text] and [end date and time] [Diff between twodates]

Col5

[some XML code]

I a new to Unix as well as shell scripting

Can any one help me to come out of this


Thanks in Advance


Thanks & Regards
Reddy
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Old 05-28-2008
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