=============================================================================== ========================== ============================ ========================== EXAMPLE # 1 ============================ ========================== ============================ =============================================================================== THE INPUT FILE: "John Doe's List of Things to Do This Week" WHAT WE WANT: Extract from the file only those items that are not yet done. HOW WE DO IT: We ignore any lines that contain a space, X or P in column 2. This gives us what we want because: Ä A space is found in column 2 on all descriptive lines. Ä An "X" is found there on items that are "Done" Ä A "P" is found there on items that are "Postponed"