Trying to find out if there is a way to automate formatting of a number of fixed width files that have the same column widths for fields and the same fields.

These are 34 field records where each item in the record varies between 1 and 8 digits and normally I have to use the open command and run through the wizard and place a line on a sample record separating fields.

Not only is the task repetitive and thus theoretically open to some kind of macro or repeating treatment -- as in say a "treat like last file" button, but the image of the record is small enough that it is easy to place the line in the wrong place, so forgetting that I don't feel like doing it multiple times, I 'd much rather spend the time to get it right on the first record and then use that template to repeat for future records.

thanks,

brian

version 2011 for Mac.