Generating different columns from same file

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Hi,

Our requirement is we have to create file from one file where all the rows from source file is converted into columns of the target file.
For example
Source file is :

Status Report ABC
Generated: 2009-05-05 08:49:47
   Job start time=2009-05-05 08:43:43
   Job end time=2009-05-05 08:49:47
   Job elapsed time=00:06:04

Status code = 0
   Job status=0 (No error)

Target file is:

Report ABC,start time = 08:43, Job elapsed time=00:06:04,Job status=0

Can anybody help me in achieving above results?:confused:
Thanks in Advance!! :slight_smile:

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awk ' {  if($0 ~ /^Job status/) {print $0}
            else { printf("%s, ", $0) } 
       }' sourcefile > targetfile