Well, the script now ran through and again put only the correct files in my "clean" file, but for the error file, I now have 1138 lines, where I should only have 272 lines. When I did a "head" on that error file, I find that it's listing each field as a separate line and no comma delimiters i.e. -

650187016
2
1
checked out under cash
650200678
1
1
HIT CASH TWICE
650096506
1
whereas I want the lines put back in their original form, all commas included, i.e.

650187016,2,1,checked out under cash ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

In reply to Re^4: Parse one fiile, send the records to two different files by BigRedEO
in thread Parse one file, send the records to two different files by BigRedEO

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