Re: I need help manipulating simple data as follows

Sounds like an ideal use for a spreadsheet program. Try Gnumeric or
OpenOffice Calc on for size.

Import it into AbiWord and save a text. Then load the file as a "Comma
Seperated Value File (CSV)". Do your cleanup in the spreadsheet
program.

Cheers,
Dom

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:28 PM, <dickie@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Hello I have AbiWord 2.6.4.    and need a simple tutorial on how to import a
> list of
> stocks (unfortunately with some unneeded info attached) that I copied from
> the internet
> and pasted into a file as a Wordpad Text and/or RichText formatvinformation
>
> I then will need to remove unneeded information,  put the remaining useful
> data (Stock Symbols)
> in a column/row format (a table?), then add  my own delimeters (mostly
> BRACKETS and AND/OR
> CONDITIONAL DELIMETERS) before and after the useful Stock Symbol Data.
>
> I then may need to SORT the Stock Symbol data and paste it into my Scan
> Program.
>
> So, basically in need to clean up Cut/Pasted Stock Symbol info, tidy it up
> with my
> delimiters, sort it if possible and insert it (as text, not RTF) into a Scan
> Program.
>
> Any guidance is greatly appreciated.........Follows is a sample of the Raw
> Data:
>
> % Price Change, Symbol, Name
> 2.45% , LLTC , LINEAR TECH
> 5.93% , BBY , BEST BUY
> 1.01% , JCP , JC PENNEY
> 2.60% , ZMH , ZIMMER HLDGS
> 2.16% , ITT , ITT INDS
> 2.45% , AZO , AUTOZONE
>
> Thanx, Dick in Sacramento, CA USA
>
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