This utility is used to convert a fixed width text file, such as the data files provided by BOEMRE, into a tab-delimited text file that can be easily imported into Excel or Access. DocumentationUsage: convert-fixed-width.py [options] COLUMNS INPUT OUTPUT
COLUMNS
name of a file containing the widths and names of the columns in the input file. Specify one column per line in the order that they appear in the input file. The width of the column should be at teh beginning of the line, followed by a space and then the name, which cannot contian any spaces itself
e.g.
3 rowid
5 area_code
25 name
100 description
INPUT
file name of the input file containing fixed width text data
OUTPUT
file name to use for the output
Reads a fixed-width text file and converts to tab-delimited
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-q, --quiet Only output error messages
-v, --verbose Output debugging information
How to Use
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