Claus,
That might not work as expected if the text file contains groups of
sentences separated by a blank line, and you further want to parse
each sentence without 'breaking' the original structure.

For clarity...

Data recorders output blocks of data (usually at fixed intervals) that
will contain #lines per block. Each 'write' will typically add a
trailing blank line to each block...

[single block structure]
**BEGIN**
Interval...
DataItem
DataItem ID
DataItem Description
DataItem Value

**END**

[multiple block structure]
**BEGIN**
Interval...
DataItem
DataItem ID
DataItem Description
DataItem Value

Interval...
DataItem
DataItem ID
DataItem Description
DataItem Value

**END**

...where the last line in the file will be blank, each block consists of
5 bits of data separated by a trailing blank line.

--
Garry

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