I am trying to use a Range expression to parse through a file and extract data for each value within the Range, but only pull it for the first time it finds it in the file, record that info and start back at the top of the file for the next number in the range. I can run through the process in my mind, but can not figure out in code how to accomplish this. 
Example input Data:

spokanebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:59:19,50bn4575,88383 bytes
spokanebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:59:17,49bn4196,88383 bytes
spokanebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:59:10,48bn4550,88383 bytes
memphisbase,Wed 24Sep03 17:59:08,27bn700,88383 bytes
memphisbase,Wed 24Sep03 17:59:03,26bn5444,88383 bytes
havrebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:58:46,20bn5285,88383 bytes
havrebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:58:41,19bn4594,88383 bytes
alliancebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:58:56,45bn5640,88383 bytes
havrebase,Wed 24Sep03 17:58:46,20bn5285,88383 bytes
havrebase,Wed 15Sep04 17:58:41,19bn1100,88383 bytes

Range would be tied to the ???? number after the bn on each line. So i
+f I set my range to (700 .. 1200) I am trying to parse through the fi
+le from the top (I have it sorted from newest to oldest in the file) 
+once I find the first 700 extract the "Date time portion of the line"
+ and write to a output file:

Theory - Output File From Example Data Above:

700 - 24Sep03
1100 - 15Sep04

Then start over at the top of the file and find the first 701.. So on 
+So Forth, until you reach the end of the range.

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Thanks, Batcater98

In reply to Using a Range to Parse a file and pull out Data? by batcater98

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