How would I go about reading the last 10 characters of line 15 in a 20 line .txt file, then save the resultant string in a variable?

What type of programming language ? for a differt language let me know But here is the code using vb script Dim Files 'As Object Dim stFileName 'As String Dim StGetString 'As String Dim stLastTenChar 'As String Dim iGetStringLen 'As Integer Dim iCounter 'As Integer StFileName="c:\ReadMe.txt" 'Replace "C:\ReadMe.txt" With Your File 'Path and Name Set Files = CreateObject "Scripting.FileSystemObject") If Files.FileExists(stFileName) Then Set MyTextFile = Files.OpenTextFile(stFileName,1) End if iCounter=0 Do Until MyTextFile.AtEndOfStream = True Or iCounter = 20 iCounter=iCounter+1 StGetString=MyTextFile.ReadLine() If iCounter=15 then iGetStringLen=Len(stGetString) stLastTenChar=Mid(StGetString,(iGetStringLen - 9),10) MsgBox StLastTenChar 'Here is the output End if Loop

this line posted wrong it Set Files = CreateObject "Scripting.FileSystemObject") it should be Set Files = CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject") let me know if this works for you ?

kwolbert, Thanks for your reply. That's just what I needed, although I usually prefer just to be pointed in the right direction so I can try to figure it out myself. I'm just trying to learn VB and find it better if I have to do some work myself. However, being able to look over the code you provided will still be of great benefit to me. Thanks again. P.S. the language is stated in the title of my post (VB6).

================================================== SciGuy, Good for you! I get tired of seeing people that want everything done for them but don't want to find out anything (or at least try to) on there own. Naturally this applies more to those out there that want someone to do their homework for them but I still think if the question needs to be asked then one is better off trying to do some of it on their own. I am much the same way. I don't have any information above what has been already provided and I am not sighting anyone for trying to help you in there own way. I just wanted to acknowledge the true scholastic spirit you have and share my admiration for it. PS. Those out there who still want someone to give you the answer to your homework assignment, please stop and take a lesson from SciGuy here. The rewards far exceed the expedition of being given the answer straight out; not to mention that your professors/instructors can tell when the answers have been given to you. borelli35

hey borelli, don't just jump to conclusions that every goddamn programming question is homework! they may be part of a larger project or the user may be just a beginner. the above question sounds too general to be homework to me. some users are probaly obsessed with the homework rant thingy. saddam

"some users are probaly obsessed with the homework rant thingy." Yeah, but that might have to do with the exorbitant number of threads that show up here with problems just copied word for word from a homework assignment. Case in point. And I second borelli. How in the world can you condemn him of jumping to conclusions when he simply said 'good job'? It's great when somebody else sees the value of trying to work through something yourself. Most homework is there for a reason. Listening to some professor ramble on about one thing or another is fine and dandy, but until you take a crack at it yourself, you haven't learned anything. Besides, if someone is having a valid problem, how can we be expected to help unless they show what they've accomplished already?