i couldn't agree more sean- this sounds like an excellent place to use the XML xtra or christoper watson's dom lingo implementation. (i've wanted to play with chris watson's implementation more than i have had time to- it looks really neat. props to christopher!) that's how i'd tackle the issue, from what i can tell needs to be accomplished.
samn (there is a very thin line between something and nothing) >An alternative is to structure the info in the text file by breaking it up >in a known way and checking for delimiters, line counts, or some other >offsettable character that you can scan for and retrieve the necessary info. >You might even look at xml. > >HTH, >-Sean. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
