a snippet of the files would be msot helpfull...
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From: "Carl Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Extracting data from text files using Perl
> Good day;
> I have been banging my head against the wall on this problem for a while
> and am hoping someone out there may have a resource (web site, book, etc)
> that can help me figure this puppy out...
>
> I have been given a couple text files that looks like it pulled names,
> addresses and phone numbers from a website. I have been asked to extract
> the data so that the information can be manipulated into reports or placed
> in a phone directory.
>
> The problem is: there is no consistency in how the data is stored in these
> files: There may be a record number, a bunch of spaces, then address,
city,
> state, zip. The following record may have the company name, zip, a bunch
of
> spaces, state, address,... (you get the picture). The phone/fax
information
> is in another file altogether.
>
> My first thought was to use a hash based on a record number, but I'm not
> sure how I'd marry that up with the remaining information for each record.
>
> I don't like to think that anything is impossible, that's why I'm hoping
> someone has a recommendation for how I should tackle this problem.
>
> Thanks in advance for any/all help. I can send snippets of the text files
> (complete files range in size from 25-66MB) off line if desired.
> Sincerely,
> Carl
>
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