Hello all,

I'm new to programing and I need a little jump start.
I have a flat text file delimited by "|". I want to count a certin number of "|" and print to the next "|". then go to the next line.

I can read the file without a problem, I just need some basic help on how to work with it. If I can get an idea, I can figure it out from there.

Here is an example of data:

COL_OMC | DAP_ACG_LINK | NOH3384R_IESOSU |

print to the first "|"
skip to the third "|" then print to the next "|"

read the next line

any ideas?

Thanks