Seperating fields on input file

[roy_ware]

I am reading 4 variable length fields from a text file via StreamReader - a
truly slick tool - but was wondering what was the best way to seperate the
read record into its 4 fields.

I've modifed the file layout to use pipes instead of commas for the field
delimiters, but I hope there is a better method than moving the record to an
array and working it over character by character. I mean, if I have to, I
can do it, but is just seems so archiac - kind of like the Assembler I first
learned to program 30 years ago!

[Peter Proost]

Dim objReader As New System.IO.StreamReader("c:\test.txt")
Dim fields() As String
Dim line As String
Do
line = objReader.ReadLine
If Not line Is Nothing Then
fields = line.Split("|"c)
For i As Integer = 0 To fields.Length - 1
MsgBox(fields(i))
Next
End If
Loop Until line Is Nothing
objReader.Close()

hth Greetz Peter

--
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bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. (Rich Cook)

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I am reading 4 variable length fields from a text file via StreamReader - a truly slick tool - but was wondering what was the best way to seperate the
read record into its 4 fields.

I've modifed the file layout to use pipes instead of commas for the field
delimiters, but I hope there is a better method than moving the record to an array and working it over character by character. I mean, if I have to, I
can do it, but is just seems so archiac - kind of like the Assembler I first learned to program 30 years ago!

[M. Posseth]

use the split function to get the fields in a array

regards

Michel Posseth

"roy_ware" wrote:

I am reading 4 variable length fields from a text file via StreamReader - a
truly slick tool - but was wondering what was the best way to seperate the
read record into its 4 fields.

I've modifed the file layout to use pipes instead of commas for the field
delimiters, but I hope there is a better method than moving the record to an
array and working it over character by character. I mean, if I have to, I
can do it, but is just seems so archiac - kind of like the Assembler I first
learned to program 30 years ago!

[roy_ware]

Sweet! Thank you!

"Peter Proost" wrote:

Dim objReader As New System.IO.StreamReader("c:\test.txt")
Dim fields() As String
Dim line As String
Do
line = objReader.ReadLine
If Not line Is Nothing Then
fields = line.Split("|"c)
For i As Integer = 0 To fields.Length - 1
MsgBox(fields(i))
Next
End If
Loop Until line Is Nothing
objReader.Close()

hth Greetz Peter

--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. (Rich Cook)

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I am reading 4 variable length fields from a text file via StreamReader -

a

truly slick tool - but was wondering what was the best way to seperate the
read record into its 4 fields.

I've modifed the file layout to use pipes instead of commas for the field
delimiters, but I hope there is a better method than moving the record to

an

array and working it over character by character. I mean, if I have to, I
can do it, but is just seems so archiac - kind of like the Assembler I

first

learned to program 30 years ago!