Hi, can anyone help with a code snippet to read the sample log file below and generate the output to a log file as shown below based on date. It has to always grab the previous day data. For example if I run the script today it has to output yesterday's data.

sample log file

Test_log sample  Data:

##################### SYNC  STARTED: Mon Sep 26 03:10:05
 #####################
receiving file list ... done
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/02720220R/METADATA/
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/60530610R/METADATA/
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/60530700R/METADATA/
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/60531070R/METADATA/
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/60910750R/METADATA/
##################### SYNC FINISHED: Mon Sep 26 05:15:39 EDT 2011  ###
+##################
##################### SYNC  STARTED: Tues Sep 27 03:10:05
 #####################
receiving file list ... done
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/02720220R/IMAGES/
.d..t.... HEFFILE0004/60530610R/METADATA/
##################### SYNC FINISHED: Tues Sep 27 08:15:39 EDT 2011  ##
+###################

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 Required Output
HEFFILE0004/02720220R
HEFFILE0004/60530610R
HEFFILE0004/60530700R
HEFFILE0004/60531070R

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Thanks,

In reply to Reading a log file by Anonymous Monk

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