Ben - you can get SED (I loved it to, back in my VAX, and Sun user days) for windows. Google will point you to several sources including SourceForge (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sed.htm).
Or, if you already have FrameScript, you can do this inside of FrameMaker as well. On Friday, August 31, 2007 12:46 PM, B Hechter wrote: | Hi Framers, | | Well, it looks like I will need to batch process a large | number of ASCII (plain text) system configuration files in | the same manner, in order to filter out information that I | do not need, before I import them into Frame. | | I don't know if this a proper topic for the list, but it | takes me back to my UNIX days of using "sed" with great | success (even for a non-programmer like me), to create a | standard set of batch text processing instructions that | could be applied consistently and repetitively to large | numbers of pattern-based plain text files. | | The question is two fold: | a) any sed FM users out there? | b) are there other similar (economical) options for batch | processing of text files? | | Comments and opinions are most welcome. | | Thanks! | | Ben - Lester ------------------------------------------------------- Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.