Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!beartrk!cjp
From: cjp@beartrk.beartrack.com (CJ Pilzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: sorting multiple-line records
Summary: AWK will process multi line records
Message-ID: <419@beartrk.beartrack.com>
Date: 7 Jul 90 04:04:08 GMT
References: <1601@ole.UUCP>
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Organization: Bear Track Computer Co., Takoma Park, MD.
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In article <1601@ole.UUCP>, ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry) writes:
> 
> 	I am looking for a sort utility that can handle records which span
> over a (variable) number of lines.   I.e., one with a user-specifiable
> record delimiter.  Does anybody know of such a sort?

The unix AWK program will process multiline records.   It can use any
delimiter you want.  There are versions of this program which will run
on dos.

One comes from Mortice Kerns Systems, Inc. UUCP:uunet!watmath!mks!inquiry
or Tel: 519-884-2251.  They are in Canada. 

Another is Polytron Corp. 503-645-1150 in Beaverton, OR.  I also 
think there is a PD or shareware version, but I don't know the name.

I think that the Programmer's Shop and other mail order places may
carry the programs.

You can see how to use it in The AWK Programming Language, by Aho,
Kernighan, & Weinberger.  They are the authors of the language, hence
AWK.  Look at pages 82-88.

-- cj