Hi , I have following a record file like this: Customer ID: 1711 * * * No record * * * Customer ID: 842 Product ID: 716 Category:A Product ID: 1523 Category:C Product ID: 753 Category:D Product ID: 76 Customer ID: 9306 Product ID: 152 Category:B Product ID: 34762 Category:D Product ID: 1956 Category:D Customer ID: 24727 Product ID: 15225 Category:A Product ID: 9615 Category:D Customer ID: 46917 Product ID: 20401 Category:A Product ID: 9828 Category:B Product ID: 665 Category:C Product ID: 461 Category:D Product ID: 1335 Customer ID: 50 Product ID: 19554 Category:A Product ID: 4309 Category:C __________________________________________________________
What I want output is: Cust Prod Cata 1711 842 1523 C 9306 152 B 24727 15225 A 46917 9828 B 50 4309 C For each customer, I only select one product based on an order of B, C, A, D. I thought I might use some kind of data structure like AOA or HOH, but don't know how. Can anyone give me a help to use perl to handle this case? Thank you in advance! Shiping -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]