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in reply to Re: Filtering Source Text File with 2nd Text File of Terms
in thread Filtering Source Text File with 2nd Text File of Terms

i think i was considering a hash would allow me to check all the terms at once, as opposed to do it a line at a time and output unfiltered items into the output... but thanks for the tip, i will give it a try. very helpful. this site rules.