Is it pssoble to have a match expression only match a specific line of text in a text file. There are multiple lines in the text file that will match the expression, however each line is different and special. For example, I would like to match items in lines 1 and 2, but those numbers will change for each file I am using, but not the line they are on.

1 12345.67890
1 13456.12345

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I would need to match the 12345.67890 from line 1 and the 13456.12345 from line 2, but those numbers could just as easily be...

1 54321.54321
1 34567.56789

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...in another file. Thanks for any help

Update: Thanks a bunch, those ideas got me in the right direction!

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