Date:         Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:23:55 -0800
Reply-To:     Hari <excel_hari@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Hari <excel_hari@YAHOO.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Reading messy space delimited files
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Richard,

Thanks for your post.

>Probably want to check out the colon modifier for list input.
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Could you please elaborate as to how I would specify the colon modifier
(INFORMAT). In the data read syntax I had posted originally, where
exactly should I make change (and what change) so that am able to read
data correctly (presently I have INFORMAT as 12.3 for all cases)

Regards,
Hai
India