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mlquibell
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Trying to work with csv files

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ok I have large DB I am trying to extract just the records that contain a tel #. I have tried several methods I read here to no avail. Data files are csv like this
"ericspaula@yahoo.com","PAULA","SPIGELMOYER","3049 SE 38TH AVE","OKEECHOBEE","FL",34974,8636978569,"123FREETRAVEL.COM","165.223.253.162",04/27/10 03:43 AM,,"28/02/1977"
"jjtwin2@live.com","BRENDA","BUTLER","407 SPURGEON ST","WAYCROSS","GA",31501,"912-285-3626","123FREETRAVEL.COM","192.16.204.19",04/27/10 12:50 PM,"m",19800326

now how to load large csv and have textpipe save only records that have tel # into a new file. Much appreciate your help
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Re: Trying to work with csv files

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Easy,
1. drag and drop your file into TextPipe.
2. Add a Filters\Remove\Remove lines\Remove non-matching lines, using an EasyPattern match, with text of

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[ 3 digits ]-[ 3 digits ]-[ 4 digits ]
3. Change the output filter to point to the new destination filename
4. Click [Go].!
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