On Tuesday 29 June 2004 17:04, mohammed chafik wrote:
> header, 06-12-2004, path,
> /usr/bin/sh,attribute,100555,tom,other,315,56,11,54,77,10,88,
> subject,bscs,sgrp,9936,6785,0 0,return,success,0 (line3)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I need to generate an output file like this (deleting fields between
> attribute and subject, please note that number of those fields is
> variable):
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>-------- header, 06-12-2004, path, /usr/bin/sh,
> subject,bscs,sgrp,9936,6785,0 0,return,success,0 (line1)
I'd use a regular expression to pull out the parts before "attribute" and
after "subject" (maybe including it, depends on what you want) and just
concatenate them together.
Take a look at
perldoc perlre
If you need help with the regex, let us know.
HTH,
Philipp
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