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    Resolved [RESOLVED] dropping text

    How do i make the code drop the first 10 characters from each line of the source txt?

    Code:
    Open "source.txt" For Input As #1
    Open "destination.txt" For Output As #2
    Do While Not EOF(1)
        Line Input #1, LineOfText
                Print #2,
        Print #2, LineOfText
    Loop
    
    Close #1
    Close #2
    Last edited by ondalor; Jan 25th, 2013 at 11:46 AM. Reason: code error

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    Re: dropping text

    Code:
    Dim sLineOfText As String
     Dim sLineOfTextShortened As String
        sLineOfText = "1234567890abcdefgh"
        sLineOfTextShortened = Mid(sLineOfText, 11)

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    Re: dropping text

    In the case of the code in the OP
    Code:
    Print #2, Mid$(LineOfText,11)

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    Re: dropping text

    ..... how do I get it to drop the first 10 characters of each line?
    please explain i don't know what that last post means Datamiser -_-

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    Re: dropping text

    Perhaps it would be a good idea to look up the Mid() function rather than having me type out an explaination

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    Re: dropping text

    simple and to the point the mid fuction has been a life saver
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