Perl can definitely do what you want. As could most other languages, though it will be easier in Perl than many. Even so, the complexity, or rather, the non-uniformity of the record structure is such that it is definitely non-trivial.

If your not in a hurry for your results, then it would be an ideal project to get you up to speed on perl, you will learn a great deal getting this right.

If however, you are in a hurry, you should seriously consider hiring the services of a programmer experienced in Perl to do this for you. You can then learn from seeing what he produces, and you will be better set for tackling the next task yourself.

Examine what is said, not who speaks.
"Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham
"Think for yourself!" - Abigail
Timing (and a little luck) are everything!

In reply to Re: Extracting data from a flat file and inserting it into a databas by BrowserUk
in thread Extracting data from a flat file and inserting it into a databas by scribefaith

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