Auto format textfile exported from database

Hello, Im working as a graphic designer and I just got a hard assignment. Im making sort of a catalogue with lots and lots of diffrent clubs listed. I get a textfile with all the information delivered like this:
2320#CITY#1#Number#CLUB
2320#CITY#1#Chartrad#Mars 1953
2320#CITY#1#Charterpresident#53-54 N Lastname
2320#CITY#1#Address#Location#Street1###zipcode#City
2320#CITY#1#Meeting time#Day#12:00
2320#CITY#1#Phone#xxxx#xxxxxx
[email protected]
2320#CITY#1#Webpage#http://www.gamlegamle.com
2320#CITY#2#Title#Firstname#Lastname#xxx#xxxxxxx#email
2320#CITY#2#Title#Firstname#Lastname#xxx#xxxxxxx#email
2320#CITY#2#Title#Firstname#Lastname#xxx#xxxxxxx#email
2320#CITY#2#Title#Firstname#Lastname#xxx#xxxxxxx#email
The goal is to automate the process of formatting it. The first three columns are not going to be in the catalogue (2320#CITY#2#).
This is what I want to achieve:
http://forumbilder.se/DC7GU/formattest
I´ve managed to import it to excel and get it a bit less overwhelming. The idea Im working on right now is to try and format it in excel and then import to indesign and link the styles.
Any ideas?
//Oscar Norling

Normally you can export data from a data base and transform it, like adding or trunceting text elements, formatting numbers, time and day and such things are best done upon file export from FileMaker or Access or whatever you use.
Another possibility is exporting from a DB as XML. For InDesign you will need to transform that information with a XLST rule and you can import that transformed XML file into InDesign and tag XML tags to text styles in InDesign. If you cannot handle the export from the DB of the client I would choose this way.
If you are the owner of the DB or at least have direct access to it you could consider the use of a special plugin which connects InDesign to the DB. With this solution you could rewrite changes from InDesign to the DB. This could be useful as you detect errors or you can make changes in the document and you want to repair that information in the DB for later use.

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