Deleting sentences in text files

[larzi]

How do you only delete certain parts/lines/sentences in a text file?

[aikidokid]

Hi larzi,

Take a look here

It's a useful site to do with string manipulation.

About half way down the page is:
Delete a substring from a string

Hope this helps

[larzi]

Thanks for that, that'll help alot. I'll rate you as a good helper

[aikidokid]

Your welcome

Thanks for the rating.

If you get stuck, post back here.

If it's sorted out then mark this thread Resolved, using the 'Thread Tool' menu option above please.

[Hack]

I usually import text files into a text box and do my editing that way. It is easier (at least I think) and does not require a whole lot of code (which is always good. )

[larzi]

Okay, so how do you do that?

[Hack]

Make sure the textbox is set to multline and you have scroll bars

'Replace 'c:\larzi.txt' with the file you want to load to the TextBox
Open "c:\larzi.txt" For Input As #1
Text1.Text = Input(LOF(1), #1)
Close #1
 
'to save it back to your text file, first, delete the existing one
Kill "c:\larzi.txt"
'now create a new one
Open "c:\larzi.txt" For Append As #1
   Print #1, Text1.Text
Close #1
End Sub

[larzi]

Thanks