Hello Feherke, PH...
Thanks for your input. The prob is as follows. A minor modification from my earlier request. I have the following list file (a.list)...
Fri Nov 13 2009, 16:00 GMT 18:00 Local, South Africa v England,Johannesburg, 1st T20I
Fri Nov 20 2009, 12:30 GMT 14:30 Local, South Africa v England,Johannesburg, 1st ODI
Sun Nov 22 2009, 08:00 GMT 10:00 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 2nd ODI
Fri Nov 27 2009, 12:30 GMT 14:30 Local, South Africa v England,Cape Town, 3rd ODI
Wed Dec 16 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test day 1
Thu Dec 17 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test day 2
Fri Dec 18 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test day 3
Sat Dec 19 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test day 4
Sun Dec 20 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test day 5
Sat Dec 26 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test day 1
Sun Dec 27 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test day 2
Mon Dec 28 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test day 3
Tue Dec 29 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test day 4
Wed Dec 30 2009, 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test day 5
If a the end of each line, i have "T20I" or "ODI", the objective is to print as-is.
If i have Test day [1-5], i would like to group the 5 lines into one line as shown below...
Dec 16 (Wed) - 20 (Sun), 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test
Dec 26 (Sat) - 30 (Wed), 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test
The final output must look like...
Fri Nov 13 2009, 16:00 GMT 18:00 Local, South Africa v England,Johannesburg, 1st T20I
Fri Nov 20 2009, 12:30 GMT 14:30 Local, South Africa v England,Johannesburg, 1st ODI
Sun Nov 22 2009, 08:00 GMT 10:00 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 2nd ODI
Fri Nov 27 2009, 12:30 GMT 14:30 Local, South Africa v England,Cape Town, 3rd ODI
Dec 16 (Wed) - 20 (Sun), 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Centurion, 1st Test
Dec 26 (Sat) - 30 (Wed), 08:30 GMT 10:30 Local, South Africa v England,Durban, 2nd Test
Hope this is clear...
Thanks
Arun