grouping order number and make new files

subami · Mar 20, 2005#12005-03-20T12:39+00:00

I have a long list file. and I have to select and copy the text by grouping order number and make 365 files.
I have so many files deal with like belows
please help me!
many thanks.

order1 aaaa ---> copy from this
order1 bbbb
order1 ccccc ----> to and make file1
order2 dddd-----> copy from this
order2 eeee---> to and make file2
order3 fffff-----> copy from this
order3 gggg
order3 hhhh
order3 iiiiiii----> to and make file3
order4 jjjjj------> copying and make file4
order5 kkk-----> copy from this
order5 llllllll----> to and make file5

.........
order364
order365 yyyy----> copy from this
order365 cccc------> to and make file365

ASTTMan · Mar 21, 2005#22005-03-21T15:11+00:00

I played around with something:

InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOn
Top
SelectWord
Copy
Key HOME
StartSelect
Bottom
Find Up "^c"
Key HOME
Key DOWN ARROW
Cut
NewFile
Paste
Top
SelectWord
Copy
Top
Paste
"
"
Top
Find "order"
Replace "File"
SelectWord
Cut
Delete
SaveAs "^c"
CloseFile

Basically, this uses the first word on the line to select and cut all of the lines that start with that word. It then saves the cut text to a file.

(Note that the "^c" in find and saveas use the contents of the clipboard as the string.)

You would want to save a copy of the original file since the macro cuts the text as it saves it.

You may want to tweak the names a little if I made a bad assumption.

Hope this helps!

Dave

subami · Mar 23, 2005#32005-03-23T14:22+00:00

Thank to your answer !
I adjust your tip to my works. and it works.
thank you again.