Any decent text editor should be able to do this, assuming the file is small enough to load and the editor supports bookmarks. E.g. in TextPad, search for "^=245" and "^=856" (regex) and ask the search to mark all hits, then copy the marked lines to the clipboard and paste them into a new file. Or in Notepad++, use the 'mark' tab on the search widget, checking 'bookmark lines' to mark the correct lines (and the 'search/bookmark/copy bookmarked lines' feature to copy them to the clipboard. Or just use a grep-type search (either grep proper or something fancy like PowerGrep). Or if you like Perl, while (<>) { if (/^=245/) { print "$_"; } if (/^=856/) { print "$_"; } } saved as (say) 'extract_fields.pl' will extract all the 245s and 856s and output them to a file that you specify with a redirect (e.g. Perl extract_fields.pl > extracted_fields.txt) I'm sure MarcEdit can do it, but this sort of job doesn't require ME's power. pfs On Tue, Jul 16, 2019, at 13:33, MacKenzie Gott wrote: > > Good afternoon! > > > I want to extract just the 245 and 856 fields from a .mrk MARC file, > can someone please tell me how to do so? I have tried multiple > functions, but I just can’t seem to figure it out. > > > Thank you in advance for any advice! > > > Cheers, > > MacKenzie > > > *MacKenzie Gott, M.A., M.I. ** > *Heritage Collections Officer, Canadiana > > Agente des collections patrimoniales, Canadiana > > > *Canadian Research Knowledge Network* > > *Réseau canadien d**e documentation pour la recherche* > > 468A – 395 Wellington St. > > Ottawa, ON K1A ON4 > > > T: 613-907-7040 > > > [log in to unmask] > > @CRKN_RCDR > <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1f3-tQzQp-VwJP-3lnk6dduSGsPGu-PxVQtV3nBdIYY2jfs5NE_D4m_X8gZt9ph4W1A23B580aYKZ4qvWVnHG55XJ7DlBNMa-ivX9iVX282ZIY4IvujFdksM4vBZ2IBG_4BYthi5HO2cNzPSwiL3BL5jJzKTOcyXeH9N82w5nkaNp9wp_z3V3YuHRVIH6FUXacafP3lcgKgkqMWDq5vF4JzIIrcG2ADGilA0x-DYlQVtrZ2DBHXTscIZE8AElRrjd7yR7xHCKvATvT7YOxKC58fRAr3LawgWQcvuR5EPOTaZ4bUHl9A-iLMXhAi4L0M4SNngQzLN5uC8_mkKCmJ7r1Hqdg8McAauAcNTYOUhlinu-b1IL1AhD42bdF6yx8IwDB-T40JgdaZIvPyRszWA0HTt9rGSUNQec8hioz0Ky87YAebOqW7aM1xIahaxu_Qo1DFIt_B1327D8RR19LV1Nlg/https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FCRKN_RCDR> > > http://secure-web.cisco.com/1yJpSseZxN6J4MeTuat9aEtGxEvqaW8RbHPVIb14_3nryZa9dcLmuGKlZkhiE09SHldxw-DmuCjOFYwDQ5iS-vIJ__lUOqAYC_2FGT8seOEQqA_l2ZEsC7Ce0LJeSGSQRpXH1QKp7m2h-hOPBqEesiHG92LhVoZ8rKcjMWe1YxEJycoYrTXa_yGnPXsveMs9a2mdcfup7RtVkPKLa1lsHHCaeTp710tzT7EsKMUt7OCJxeUGOtu5opL-J9cVDKjRUZH3VZHpi49sXr1epA7iP7TZWXud3oMyDiVCtfeAPNB6j7ItlC8Y1PXwvwwgfaKvjhmSHehB_ATlBHdD8ref89CblI-6x_-mCTIBRoMo2lf7oOejSbO88DbsDi2EgbckmYiTZM-iaPYCPaIHhU-jjUVvgqmwLBvu1GycCOdt_1LnhvFDQeHu2N_Ma0aC-S7vk/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crkn-rdcr.ca > <http://secure-web.cisco.com/1HFrCJoGyebZsuY4Z24_b-MFbXfWkC2FE27U7SuXVfM_5JZlatqVrUrj89WU1JJ1970bnvfVojsKlp3cTIRADe4lhXIBOQanPQeAif7Rw0WjVlyYoRkejMNjd5fXCK9vglvd7SUUh3EaOqKPQL_vuNbcPJE8H1TkbFGzfWUHxc_TN__Typ81cxD0k8Ipx1dO_-8S61sPbmDNYqPzwYmOpX_mvlnCZewaLrQkUhWhLq_NyVyHfyN9JF-_WdUPsvEOv3y2DApuezh7WIhvnT_ggsJQRJ5-q-WpYL-H0Vs_-Fbg17INXjFkG6jCcCE3bFkyB6w8Nl9moe5kz61IA5MZ3q86_9kz_beH-zXuuVH5UY_ciUUrV84dNep71DNqznJT4fHNy70nCgXXJn_HM46xng83H6l0fiNOmUit6U-MZ8xhwp1gl-HZ2ZH16XMHFb-7L/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crkn-rdcr.ca%2F> > > http://secure-web.cisco.com/1gSi9spuYhFtkrAH52FIGsDpd7as2RsldL35UIMiFkrF65S9w4yLyLXGcgjeUA7GKXvMCLrFnIW4qNXzlapa6aI79U8XLQpV3OInK1a0YUaruwm7vNlQm7ryfuoXppQn-LZxFoDOo1NJoZ688B0FhoCGpbZnIyMIxqp9762YUqyh9yz9xbBVxU2KE-dvxRvxZDHDwz-Kg-I1AZncYYQhMdT7quP_3Gk4UtoA1Bcc1uHhyuNqA5x3jUzacY6Pye9m5JwQnNv1zed79SmPVj4MgFSXSe--D4uPBEvSyEdQOjjtsXOAYzIxWl1w21w5SgXTZ8s5xEqnO5bEgzL32dFrjSbFM4pSZCsFV23cANcFd3imhQhHUlPwajsZUXrl_-LJJCfXrVjHD37ALdhE1j1qmgJYp3giwSkf-mmw9ntCFReZIF1m-pbedMoL7o5aPJLVKrAMMHWsUkwe3eduypyfKdg/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadiana.ca > <http://secure-web.cisco.com/1shSO0Np2qOT6b9I7JE6A2RNt0Zhs_Ysdq_rQQrLoFgPM2lUXNwZ_-MpRfoWoeyzTChJI0orNdsVRn8-nT3JwQnkAy0qI85FBaeIhI6LqmA6SIshe4uEVYPC7KZgBaLIj6_EQxXernSVC7Vk_-cCF8-onl40ZvKlvr71g3qeMElSGBcDgW4NjAtBvvWcIvaDfBAIlMhxkEOG_GMyphI9m2dSd2v5RgloP4W9xB1xnMx4Jm2bFwf3D1alLWqhkiWOZdeAH0pDfdGjpfb7yybg6Xgtf_T_OG4HHaBsnD9rE1u-NKCSxubUpXCaegYm6yy6LRwy9HXwPGdlmS4egwfmGloh8ls_LkiexjcBnJMLuMHrv9S7vYqBTNyYLAZZn6nx07CwpK18NHdyZsPcnmlFCdzjaaeRFdWxrmdi-SEsXzNw1odVswGOu6RbGZilCOP7_2_OMW9X9SSuOGs1XDAw3rQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadiana.ca%2F> > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ This message comes to you via MARCEDIT-L, a Listserv(R) list for technical and instructional support in MarcEdit. 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