https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/odd-ball-conversion-btree-strings-output-to-csv/m-p/5048512#M96138 I have parsed an unknown database file from an OLD system. it appears each record contains 19 fields, as I ran the "FILE" through the strings command and it appears to be the records for this entities library system. <BR /><BR /><BR />56954<BR />33153002004099<BR />9896<BR />10245<BR />796.33 Aas<BR />80103<BR />Football's Super Bowl champions, IX-XVI /<BR />Aaseng, Nathan.<BR />Minneapolis : Lerner Publications,<BR />c1982.<BR />ocm08533273<BR /> 82010099 /AC<BR />80 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.<BR />Nathan Aaseng.<BR />Super Bowl Game (Football) -- History.<BR />Football -- History.<BR />The Sports heroes library<BR />Continues: Football's Super Bowl champions.<BR />Descrbes the winning performances of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raider, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco Forty-niners in thei<BR />r Super Bowl victories from 1975 through 1982.from 1975 through 1982.h<BR />Diacritic Test record -\AN161\-\AN162\-\AN163\-\AN164\-\AN165\-\AN166\-\AN167\-\AN168\- \AN169\-\AN170\-\AN171\-\AN172\-\AN173\-\AN1<BR />74\-\AN176\-\AN177\-\AN178\- \AN179\-\AN180\-\A<BR /><BR />For Each Field I would like to QUOTE, and Comma Separate the fields, and NEWLINE or CR the Record. Any one got an idea on an AWK program or perl script that might help? <BR /><BR />Any thought appreciated. <BR /> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:24:52 GMT rmueller58 2007-05-22T14:24:52Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/odd-ball-conversion-btree-strings-output-to-csv/m-p/5048512#M96138 I have parsed an unknown database file from an OLD system. it appears each record contains 19 fields, as I ran the "FILE" through the strings command and it appears to be the records for this entities library system. <BR /><BR /><BR />56954<BR />33153002004099<BR />9896<BR />10245<BR />796.33 Aas<BR />80103<BR />Football's Super Bowl champions, IX-XVI /<BR />Aaseng, Nathan.<BR />Minneapolis : Lerner Publications,<BR />c1982.<BR />ocm08533273<BR /> 82010099 /AC<BR />80 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.<BR />Nathan Aaseng.<BR />Super Bowl Game (Football) -- History.<BR />Football -- History.<BR />The Sports heroes library<BR />Continues: Football's Super Bowl champions.<BR />Descrbes the winning performances of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raider, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco Forty-niners in thei<BR />r Super Bowl victories from 1975 through 1982.from 1975 through 1982.h<BR />Diacritic Test record -\AN161\-\AN162\-\AN163\-\AN164\-\AN165\-\AN166\-\AN167\-\AN168\- \AN169\-\AN170\-\AN171\-\AN172\-\AN173\-\AN1<BR />74\-\AN176\-\AN177\-\AN178\- \AN179\-\AN180\-\A<BR /><BR />For Each Field I would like to QUOTE, and Comma Separate the fields, and NEWLINE or CR the Record. Any one got an idea on an AWK program or perl script that might help? <BR /><BR />Any thought appreciated. <BR /> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:24:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/odd-ball-conversion-btree-strings-output-to-csv/m-p/5048512#M96138 rmueller58 2007-05-22T14:24:52Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/odd-ball-conversion-btree-strings-output-to-csv/m-p/5048513#M96139 issue dropped by mgmt. No longer any big deal. <BR /> Tue, 22 May 2007 16:13:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/odd-ball-conversion-btree-strings-output-to-csv/m-p/5048513#M96139 rmueller58 2007-05-22T16:13:19Z