Ive tried every version of what you told me and it dosent seem to match, the file im using is a csv file that is full of system information. the files first line is: 

9/9/2013,1:42:00 PM,gupdate,Information,None,0,N/A,DANIEL-3332D452,The
+ description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( gupdate ) cannot be found
+. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information 
+or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You 
+may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description;
+ see Help and Support for details. The following information is part 
+of the event: Service stopped.

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the biggest problem im having is the regex seems to break it. right after i call the regex it never goes into the loop to check. I appreciate the quick responses. Yes count should have been up one loop, i start moving things around when it dosent work

In reply to Re^2: Regex problem i think? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Regex problem i think? by StalkinYerMa

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