I've got the Dumper implemented now - just getting garbage (how to reload - not really mentioned anywhere...) out of it.

$VAR1 = [
          'HEADER_RECORD'
        ];
$VAR2 = [
          'mark',
          'current',
          '1.0',
          'text',
          ' CHR_RECORD_TYPE | CHR_AB_TYPE_CODE | CHR_AIRBILL_NUMBER | 
+CHR_ORIG_STA_NUM | CHR_DEST_STA_NUM | CHR_SGMT_
TYPE | CHR_BILL_TO_NUMBER | CHR_BILL_TO_LEGAL_ENTITY | CHR_BILLING_STA
+TUS | CHR_SELECT_JOURNAL | CHR_ENTRY_TYPE | CHR
_INVOICE_DATE | CHR_INVOICE_NUMBER | CHR_CURR_CD | CHR_AIRBILL_AMT_DUE
+ | CHR_SHIP_DATE | CHR_INV_CLOSING_DATE | CHR_B
ILLING_CYCLE_DUTY | CHR_AWB_SEQ_NO | CHR_COMBINED_DT_CODE | CHR_PASTDU
+E_INVOICE_NO | CHR_CHRG_CTR | CHR_CHRG_CODE_1 |
 CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_1 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_1 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_N
+O_1 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_2 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_2
 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_2 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_2 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_3 | 
+CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_3 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_
3 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_3 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_4 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_4 
+| CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_4 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_
4 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_5 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_5 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_5
+ | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_5 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_6 | CH
R_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_6 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_6 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_6
+ | CHR_CHRG_CODE_7 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_7 |
CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_7 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_7 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_8 | CHR
+_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_8 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_8 |
 CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_8 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_9 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_9 | C
+HR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_9 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_9 |
 CHR_CHRG_CODE_10 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_10 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_10
+ | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_10 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_11 |
CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_11 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_11 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_
+NO_11 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_12 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATU
S_12 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_12 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_12 | CHR_CHRG_COD
+E_13 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_13 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_
LVL_IND_13 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_13 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_14 | CHR_CHG_RECOR
+D_STATUS_14 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_14 | CHR_CHG
_TRAN_SEQ_NO_14 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_15 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_15 | CHR_CH
+G_TRAN_LVL_IND_15 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_15 | CH
R_CHRG_CODE_16 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_16 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_16 | 
+CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_16 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_17 | CHR
_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_17 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_17 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_
+17 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_18 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_1
8 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_18 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_18 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_1
+9 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_STATUS_19 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL
_IND_19 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_SEQ_NO_19 | CHR_CHRG_CODE_20 | CHR_CHG_RECORD_S
+TATUS_20 | CHR_CHG_TRAN_LVL_IND_20 | CHR_CHG_TR
AN_SEQ_NO_20 | ',
          '1.0',
          'mark',
          'insert',
          '1.2344',
          'text',
          '
',
          '1.2344'
        ];
[download]

Looks like I may have to parse the Dumper's output to get the data loaded back in the same format - Ah well... Continuing to beat my head against the desk.

Thanks again.
-Michael

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