>>I have absolutely no control of the output that I'm processing. I have the data as I've shown it and that is the format it will be in.
>>
>>>Jay,
>>>IMHO it'd be best to parse this lowlevel. The format looks like multiple tables wrapped in a single file and not so complex to parse. Highly probable the source have better alternatives as export formats.
>>>Cetin
>
>Jay
>Thread ID 672373 and 765882 may provide some help. John Ryan posted some code in 672373.
>Sammie

Sammie,

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