I have a Flat file in which certain records are present in
a tabular format. I need to extract some of the records on
some basis from it and copy them into a flat file...how it
can be done ??

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I have a Flat file in which certain records are present in a tabular format. I need to extract som..

Answer / muttaiah

The question itself is not clear here. Give the sample of
the input and output files data and what manipulation you
want to do on input file.

WIll help you for sure.

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I have a Flat file in which certain records are present in a tabular format. I need to extract som..

Answer / dumbojumbo

I have a Flat file in which certain records are present in
a tabular format. I need to extract some of the records on
some basis from it and copy them into a flat file...how it
can be done ??


From the flat file that you have that contains certain
records in tabular format , you can extract some of the
records on some basis from it and copy it into another flat
file by using SOME MEANS.

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 3 No

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