Dick Braun writes:

> I am looking for a utility or some code that will run on a HP3000 that
> will convert a CSV formatted file that originated on a PC and has been
> transferred to the HP3000 into fixed width fields in a fixed length
> record.

As yet another alternative, there was a thread back in February on
this topic.  The subject was "Delimited Files".  Here's the thrust
of a solution I mentioned using the POSIX tool 'awk':

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Let's say each line of file 'data' has three fields:

        billy|bob|barnes
        jim|joseph|jones

We can get this to print with 8-byte-wide fields

        ....+....0....+....0..
        billy   bob     barnes
        jim     joseph  jones

(minus the template) with:

        awk -F"|" '{ printf( "%-8s%-8s%-8s\n", $1,$2,$3 )}' data

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You can search the archives at

   http://raven.utc.edu/cgi-bin/WA.EXE?S1=hp3000-l

This is difficult for me to remember, so it may be easier (in general)
to start at

   http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-L.html

and follow the first link.

--Glenn