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First field repeat in all records
Yes there are 4 columns for sure. But I am a little confused. I would really appreciate if you could post the full script when you have time. -
First field repeat in all records
Please I need to ask another question I have another file that looks like this with variable text in the fourth column 200004080000 5517.9888 941.1580 car_2_f 5544.0151 945.1580 5569.9360 949.1580 196511290000... -
First field repeat in all records
that worked for me. Thank you so much for your help -
First field repeat in all records
Yes thanks a lot that is what i want only the first column does not always start with /1986/ can i change it to something like /[0-9]/ to match any number value in the first column -
First field repeat in all records
Hi I have a file that looks like this 198606010000 1139.0000 403.3000 test1 1514.0000 487.7000 1814.0000 540.0000 2114.0000 611.5000 198606270000 717.0000... -
Split Based On Text Change In The First Column
Thank you very much for your kind help this is really great. i apologize for not posting an example file. As for code i am really just starting to learn. -
Split Based On Text Change In The First Column
I have an ascii file with 5 columns. In the first column after many rows the text changes to a different text e,g test1 and then after some rows test2 and so on. Is there a way to separate into different files based on that change e.g all the the 5 columns of test1 are saved to a file and then...
