I have multiple instances of this sample data (below) in which each observation has at least three lines and is separated by a blank line. In each observation, the first line contains a name, the second a time, and then there is one or more lines of text*:*
*SAMPLE DATA* Peter Frost 25:34 yes Elle Claus 30:05 Third line Elle Claus 30:25 Third line Fourth line Cary Clark 31:21 done ________________ First, I would like the data organized so that each observation's lines are combined and separated by two dashes: *SAMPLE COMBINED DATA* Peter Frost -- 25:34 -- yes Elle Claus -- 30:05 -- Third line Elle Claus -- 30:25 -- Third line -- Fourth line Cary Clark -- 31:21 -- done ________________ Then, I would like a count of the observations by name: *SAMPLE COUNTED DATA* Peter Frost 1 Elle Claus 2 Cary Clark 1 I am familiar with using Unix command solutions. Thanks, Howard -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/89eb8047-72c1-4d21-b46d-fa9ad0225425n%40googlegroups.com.
