Importing file with fixed width, multi-line records
I'm looking for a way in Excel (even if I need to purchase an add-on) to
import .txt files that have fixed record lengths (generally 101 bytes) but
have multi-line records. The field lengths are variable and can sometimes
carry into the next record. Something like this:
1THIS IS THE FIRST RECORD SEGMENT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2THIS IS THE SECOND RECORD SEGMENT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3THIS IS THE THIRD RECORD SEGMENT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
4THIS IS THE FOURTH RECORD SEGMENT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
5ROBERT A SMITH
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
6THIS IS THE SIXTH RECORD SEGMENT
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXROB
7ERT A SMITH
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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