Splitting a single file to multiple files

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi Friends ,
Please guide me with the code to extract multiple files from one file .

The File Looks like ( Suppose a file has 2 tables list ,column length may vary )

H..- > File Header....
H....- >Table 1 Header....
D....- > Table 1 Data.... 
T....- >Table 1 Trailer....
H..-> Table 2 Header..
D..-> Table 2 data..
T..->Table 2 trailer..
T..- > File Trailer

The Output looks like : the forth field of header is the file name too

FILE1 - 

H..FILE1..- >Table 1 Header....
D....- > Table 1 Data.... 
T....- >Table 1 Trailer....

FILE2 - 
H..FILE2-> Table 2 Header..
D..-> Table 2 data..
T..->Table 2 trailer..
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Welcome AspiringD,
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