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I am searching a document that comes up with for particular values and i need them added to a list box. For example through out my file i may have

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxidentification=123,56,78,92xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

where x can represent anything. How do i remove the numbers and the comma's only from copy these numbers from the document and add them to a list box. Take into consideration that there will be an unknown amount of lines identical to the ones above.

Jenova

the other characters (x's): May some of them be numbers?

You can use InStr() function and loop through each line but I'd recommend to use Reg.Expression so you can set some pattern and get what you want with less effort. We should have some samples available arround here so try searching this forum for "Regular Expression" or similar.

It is a posibility that the (x) may represent numbers as well. Can anyone provide any examples on Rhino bulls idea? I tried the InStr() function. See Below.

I searched for the identification word in the file and it cam back with an obscene value whic is not correct

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
 
    Dim Handle As Integer
    Dim File As String
    
    Handle = FreeFile
    Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Carl\Desktop\index.htm" For Input As Handle
        Do While Not EOF(Handle)
            File = Input(LOF(Handle), #Handle)
            Text1.Text = File
        Loop
    Close #Handle
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
 
    Static newnum
    
    newnum = InStr(Text1.Text, "identification")
    Command1.Caption = newnum
    
End Sub

This is what i have so far

This is quite a hard one then?

try this:

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Const sFind As String = "identification="
    Dim FileNum As Integer
    Dim sLine As String
    Dim lPos As Long
    
    FileNum = FreeFile
    Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Carl\Desktop\index.htm" For Input As #FileNum
        Do While Not EOF(FileNum)
            Line Input #FileNum, sLine
            lPos = InStr(sLine, sFind)
            If lPos Then List1.AddItem Mid$(sLine, lPos + Len(sFind), 12)
        Loop
    Close #FileNum
End Sub

Although without knowing the details of what'll be in the file it's hard to tell if that's the solution you need.

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Although without knowing the details of what'll be in the file it's hard to tell if that's the solution you need.

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Thanks for the reply bush mobile:). In answer to your question i have included a document that i am supposed to be searching. I have made the information i am seacrching for bold to make it more clear.

I need all of those values added to a list box. There will be ALOT more than that in the documents i will be scanning.

Jenova

Ok, try the below. If it's too slow then maybe you'll have to take RB's advice - Regular Expression

VB Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Const sFind As String = "domain="
    Dim FileNum As Integer
    Dim sLine As String
    Dim lPos As Long
    
    FileNum = FreeFile
    Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Carl\Desktop\index.htm" For Input As #FileNum
        Do While Not EOF(FileNum)
            Line Input #FileNum, sLine
            lPos = InStr(sLine, sFind)
            If lPos Then List1.AddItem Mid$(sLine, lPos + Len(sFind), Instr(lPos, sLine, Chr(34)) - lPos + Len(sFind)))
        Loop
    Close #FileNum
End Sub

Thanks alot, that works great. Only have two questions

What are the following variables for:
sLine
lPos

Jenova

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Line Input #FileNum, sLine

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This tells VB to put the whole line from the file into a string variable called sLine

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lPos = InStr(sLine, sFind)

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This returns the character position of sFind in sLine. It returns zero if it's not present. We know where the text we want is in relation to lPos, so once we've got it we can extract the text using the Mid Function.

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