DataMystic

APJ

Sample output...
Fault Notes : archiving problems with main system
<<19/03/2007 ST 11:19 TZ 11:19 ab99665>>
contact caller
<<19/03/2007 ST 11:39 TZ 4WA 09:39 ld76340>>

second process seems to have put the control char after the first occurrence of >> and not the last.
anyway...
maybe...
If ...

APJ

all I want to keep is:

Details: ssssss
whatever...
Fault: xxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
zzzzzzzzz
zzzzzzzz
zzzz

Details: ssssss
whatever...
Fault: xx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxx
zz
zzzzzzz

Details: ssssss
whatever...
Fault: xxxxxxxx
and so on...

Here tiz...
Sample Original ...

APJ

I have a txt file with the following sample..

details: ssssssss
whatever...
Fault: xxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
<<yadda yadda>>
yyyy
yyy
<<yippee yippee>>
yyyyyyyyyy
yy
<< more yadda>>
<< even more>>
zzzzzzzzz
zzzzzzzz
zzzz
Details:
more whatever...
more...
Fault:
next lot of txt of the same ...

APJ

Hi guys,
I have a simple text files with say 100 lines of data (varies in size each time)
say line 5 starts with lineA: yadda yadda....
and line 40 starts with lineB: yadda yadda...
I want to delete all of lines 6 through 39 inclusive..
just leaving lines 1-5 and 40-100 in the file...
now the next ...

DataMystic

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no go.. maybe if we look at it differently

I'll put in a close example of original and desired output..

You certainly are clever.. but another 1 if I may...

Removing all lines between 2 unique strings (not inclusive)