How to read only first & last records of a file and write first 8 characters of first, last records into output file.
Its urgent, someone pls help. Thanks.
Input:
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20110625 a CMNSTARTSUBSYS
20110625 mÅ BAACMHK AHJC019335Staging libraries have been aged
20110625 mg BAACMHK AHJC019335Staging libraries have been deleted
20110625 ë À BAACMHK ECSC000047Package has been aged
20110625 ë a BAACMHK ECSC000047Package has been deleted
20110625 ëí BAACMHK ECSC000049Package has been aged
20110702 Ál S1XSUD1 ESC6000267Activate RWBGBD51.LOD
20110702 øè S1XSUD1 ESC6000267Activate RWBGBD51.PKG
20110702 È S1XSUD1 ESC6000267Activate RWBGBD51.DBR
20110702 Ä S1XSUD1 ESC6000267Activate RWBGBD51.LST
20110702 é CMNSTARTSUB
Output:
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20110625 20110702
It will be even great, if output comes as below.
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20110625 TO 20110702
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20110625 - 20110702
Subha