Is there an easy way to read...

an ascii file with this format:

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%GoodE EI1 EI2 EI3 EI4 CM1 CM2 CM3 CM4 Flags
#yr mo dy hr mn - - m degT cm/s cm/s cm/s % %
% - - - - - - - - -
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and eliminate the extraneous inter-timing position lines, then write the
sucker out as newcdf?

I know most of this is straightforward. Clipping the extraneous lines
out is stumping me right now. I AM looking for my O'Reilly book on
sed/awk, though...

I'm attaching the above segment so it can be seen in it's native form.
The data are from ADCP platforms, and come one platform to a file.

THanks, gerry

-- 
Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager@tamu.edu
Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University
Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.458.4020 FAX: 979.862.3983
Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843

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#yr mo dy hr mn - - m degT cm/s cm/s cm/s % % % - - - - - - - - -
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