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Default Converting "Rolodex" text format for importing

I need to transfer a txt listing of customer information from a Rolodex-type
format to a spreadsheet. It is a very old system and the only way I could
get the data I needed was via this Rolodex format. However, the listing
does have a reproducible format. Id like to move the individual rows into
columns and then slice and dice the individual columns to get the data into
additional columns for sorting, etc.

The Rolodex format I have is as follows:

Line 1 -- First Name, MI, Last Name (no commas)
Line 2 -- Address line #1
Line 3 -- Address line #2
Line 4 -- City, State, Zip code
Line 5 -- Chart #, DOB, Sex, Registration Date
Whe Chart# is 7 digits max
DOB is formatted MMDDYYYY
Sex is single alpha
Registration date is MMDDYY
Line 6 -- Home Telephone, Work Telephone
Where phone numbers are formatted
###_###_#### (3 spaces) ###_###_####
Line 7 -- Blank line
Line 8 -- Blank line

Then it starts over at Line 1€¦ for approximately 800 people.
The thought of having to cut and paste all of this is killing me.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 
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