*-- Declare the file handle variables and the line variables LOCAL lcInfile, lcOutFile, lcInLine, lcOutLine *-- Open the input file lcInFile = FOPEN('ck990708.dat') *-- Create the output files lcOutFile = FCREATE('clock.dat') *-- Read the header line lcInLine = FGETS(lcInFile) *-- Modify the header line lcOutLine = "P001"+SUBSTR(lcInLine,5,9)+RIGHT(lcInLine,6) *-- Write the header line to the output file FPUTS(lcOutFile,lcOutLine) *-- Do loop until the end of the input file DO WHILE NOT FEOF(lcInFile) *-- Read in a line lcInLine = FGETS(lcInFile) *-- Modify the line lcOutLine = LEFT(lcInLine,8)+SUBST(lcInLine,11,6)+RIGHT(lcInLine,6) *-- Write the modified line out to the output file FPUTS(lcOutFile,lcOutLine) ENDDO *-- Close the input and output files FCLOSE(lcInFile) FCLOSE(lcOutFile)Thanks,