Complex \"cross table\" flat file

Hi,

I have to disassemble a kind of \”cross-table\” flat file (both: positional and
delimited) which looks like this:

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; ; ; ;000934546 ;000932522 ; ; ;
; ; ; ;Meyers ;Miller ; ; ;
ArtNr ;Size;ArtName ;Stock ;22.04.2005;26.05.2005; ; ;
00102148;0054;Shirt ;0000021;0000025 ;0000015 ;0 ;0 ;0
00102148;0052;Shirt ;0000005;0000020 ;0000010 ;0 ;0 ;0
00102148;0050;Shirt ;0000012;0000040 ;0000100 ;0 ;0 ;0
00102148; ; ;0000038;0000085 ;0000125 ;0000000 ;0000000 ;0000000

; ; ; ;000123456 ;000739535 ;007345878 ; ;
; ; ; ;Smith ;Jones ;Jobs ; ;
ArtNr ;Size;ArtName ;Stock ;27.05.2005;12.08.2005;17.09.2005; ;
00102149;0054;Trouser ;0000021;0000015 ;0000015 ;0000020 ;0 ;0
00102149;0052;Trouser ;0000005;0000030 ;0000010 ;0000030 ;0 ;0
00102149;0050;Trouser ;0000012;0000020 ;0000100 ;0000010 ;0 ;0
00102149; ; ;0000038;0000065 ;0000125 ;0000060 ;0000000 ;0000000

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As you can see, the first 4 columns are quite simple descriptions of a SKU (stock
keeping unit) with header information an a sum-record (which we can ignore).
My difficulties arise from the following columns, which hold information about
suppliers (horizontally arranged) and their deliveries with amounts for each SKU
(in the crossing point). Because I am not the only user of this input, there will
be no way to change the

An instance of the schema I imagine looks like this:

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<articles>
<article artnr=\"00102148\">
<deliveries>
<delivery nr=\"1\" supplierId=\"000934546\" supplierName=\"Meyers\"/>
<delivery nr=\"2\" supplierId=\"000932522\" supplierName=\"Miller\"/>
</deliveries>
<sku size=\"0054\" name=\"Shirt\" stock=\"21\">
<stockreceipt deliveryNr=\"1\" amount=\"25\"/>
<stockreceipt deliveryNr=\"2\" amount=\"15\"/>
</sku>
<sku size=\"0052\" name=\"Shirt\" stock=\"5\">
<stockreceipt deliveryNr=\"1\" amount=\"20\"/>
<stockreceipt deliveryNr=\"2\" amount=\"10\"/>
</sku>
<sku size=\"0050\" name=\"Shirt\" stock=\"12\">
<stockreceipt deliveryNr=\"1\" amount=\"40\"/>
<stockreceipt deliveryNr=\"2\" amount=\"100\"/>
</sku>
</article>

<article artnr=\"00102149\">
[…]
</article>

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</articles>
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Is there a chance to solve this problem using a \”simple\” flat file disassembler? I would
prefer this over the implementation of a special receive pipeline, because I think it will
be easier to maintain. But my experiences in building flat file disassemblers are quite
restricted at the moment, so any ideas or help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Markus