I have 2 files: A text file that contains lines like:
<param name="desc0" value="This is a test line">
<param name="desturl0" value="http://www.testsite.com">
<param name="delay0" value="2000">
<param name="desc1" value="This is another test line">
<param name="desturl1" value="http://www.anothersite.com">
<param name="delay1" value="2000">
etc...

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And a html file containing basic html code.

Basically what I would like to do is add all the contents of the text file (in the same format as above) into a specific location in the html code and then save the updated html file.

I have tried many different methods to read in the text file and print out the contents into the html file. One problem I have come across is it seems that the "<" and ">" chars around the text cause problems. When I try and print out the lines read in from the text file ... nothing is written!

Can anybody help me before I lose all my hair?

Thanks

In reply to Adding contents of a file into another by Gbuk

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