I am totally new to perl, so I humbly ask: How can a use a perl script to convert an ASCII print file containing this: 
        Slate Enterprises, Inc.:2001050.01
          104
           1/24/2002     Johnson, Dean A.                         10.00
           1/24/2002     Botwell, Michael J                       10.00
          Total 104                                               20.00

          302
           1/25/2002     Beers, James T.                           2.50
           1/28/2002     Beers, James T.                           4.00
           1/29/2002     Beers, James T.                           1.00
           1/30/2002     Beers, James T.                           0.50
          Total 302                                                8.00

        Total Slate Enterprises, Inc.:2001050.01                  28.00

To a file formatted like this:

2001050.01,"Slate Enterprises, Inc.",104,"1/24/2002","Johnson, Dean A.",10.00
2001050.01,"Slate Enterprises, Inc.",104,"1/24/2002","Botwell, Michael J.",10.00
2001050.01,"Slate Enterprises, Inc.",302,"1/25/2002","Beers, James T.",2.50
2001050.01,"Slate Enterprises, Inc.",302,"1/28/2002","Beers, James T.",4.50
2001050.01,"Slate Enterprises, Inc.",302,"1/29/2002","Beers, James T.",1.00
2001050.01,"Slate Enterprises, Inc.",302,"1/30/2002","Beers, James T.",0.50


Thank you in advance.

Monk in Training

In reply to pulling fields out of a ascii print file by Anonymous Monk

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