how to process an exported playlist

this is the no XML, no AppleScript method

1. select the playlist
   
2. menu: [File][Export...]
   
   (system will open a dialog titled "Save: iTunes")
   
3. set the 'save as' filename to "myPlaylist.txt" (optional-- but it makes the example easier)
   
4. set format to "Plain Text"
   
5. press [Save]
   
6. open the terminal
   
7. cd to the directory where it was saved (I think default is Documents)
   
8. here's the magic: (enter it all on one line)
   
awk 'BEGIN {RS="\r"; FS="\t"; OFS="\t"} {print $1, $2 }' myPlaylist.txt

   or
   
awk 'BEGIN {RS="\r"; FS="\t"; OFS="\t"} {print $1, $2 }' myPlaylist.txt > cleanedPlaylist.txt