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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 we could ...

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 file: Details: BC884164 ...

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 format...

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 f...