Hello-
I have a task which -- dare I say -- would be easy in <asbestos_undies> Perl </asbestos_undies> but would rather do in Python (our primary language at Novasys). I have a file with varying length records. All but the first record, that is; it's always 107 bytes long. What I would like to do is strip out all linefeeds from the file, read the character in position 107 (the end of segment delimiter) and then replace all of the end of segment characters with linefeeds, making a file where each segment is on its own line. Currently, some vendors supply files with linefeeds, others don't, and some split the file every 80 bytes. In Perl I would operate on the file in place and be on my way. The files can be quite large, so I'd rather not be making extra copies unless it's absolutely essential/required.
I turn to the collective wisdom/trickery of the list to point me in the right direction. How can I perform the above task while keeping my sanity?
Thanks! --greg -- Greg Lindstrom 501 975.4859 Computer Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] NovaSys Health Little Rock, Arkansas
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