I don't think I really need a split lesson or code but if I do tell me...

I have a file that looks like:
GENERIC HEADER G08762100      20000310


G08762100      *279048437*      03099111fbdsx          *BD*           
+    00000000*1206.75*000000*200.45*700

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The idea is to extract the *highlighted* text. So should I count the positions? Or in the case of the long string work off of the decimal? (ie two to the right 7 to the left (should never be more than 7!) (the *s are to highlight what I need - they do not appear in the text... sorry for not making that clear.)
Ideas, better way?

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There's more than one way to do it, but only some of them actually work.

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