>>> David - unless you have huge numbers of lines it's probably easiest to just >>> use the filter command. >>> >>> filter tHold without "F*" >> >> The list is currently running almost 30,000 lines and this is just the >> first stage of the required processing, so I'll try the other >> approaches that you and Nicolas have offered. > > David - if you have that many lines and you need to run each line though a > number of processes then I'd definitely use the repeat for each form. > > Terry...
Yup, the amount of processing on this one is a real monster. The app will convert a "fixed field" flat file into tab delimited format, constructing a proper header, filtering out (deleting) the items that are not required, adding decimals in the right position in a couple of fields, then finally logically inserting dash(es) "-" in specific places, based on the length and content of each string containing from 6 to 13 alphanumeric characters... all while maintaining a copy of the original item number. With all of the great assistance for making selective deletions, I actually have the majority of it coded and functional. Still need to do some fine tuning on the strategic/logical placement of dashes though. This little puppy will run as slow as molasses, so thankfully my client won't need to use it more than once per quarter. Then I get to build a second version that keeps the deleted "F" items in place while removing everything else. Oh what a joy. ;-) Thanks to all of you for the help... very much appreciated! David C. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution