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Telemachus wrote: > On Sun Feb 15 2009 @ 7:25, Jack Butchie wrote: >> I have a txt file of products that I would like to be able to insert a >> blank line whenever the name of the product changes, to make it easier to >> read. I found this srcipt hunting about but I don't know how to apply it >> to the text file. <snip> > In a nutshell, the script is taking a single filename as an argument, > opening the file and then checking line n for equality with n-1. Hence it does not comply with the OP's requirement, i.e. a blank line whenever the *product name* changes. > As a more general rule, I would have to recommend *not* running scripts you > don't understand that you find floating around on the interwebs. Indeed. -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.plThread Previous | Thread Next