Thanks Grandfather - What would you do with this real example. 

e:\logfiles\mylocationbase.log [3] Mon 13Mar06 11:00:25 - (000558) Sen
+ding file d:\data\18bn5489.dat

e:\logfiles\mylocationbase.log [3] Mon 13Mar06 11:00:31 - (000558) Sen
+t file d:\data\18bn5489.dat successfully (169 Kb/sec - 1049600 bytes)
 
e:\logfiles\mylocationbase.log [3] Mon 13Mar06 11:00:32 - (000558) Sen
+ding file d:\data\18bn5489.sta

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These repeat over and over.

Out of first line I want to exstract what is between e:\logfiles\ and .log "alliancebase" and that will change but the e:\logfiles and .log will always be there.

I also want to exstract the Mon 13Mar06 11:00:25 and keep the skip everything from the - to the \ after data.

And keep everything to the end.

On second I want to skip anything that ends with a )

On third I want to skip anything that ends with .sta

thanks,
Ad.

In reply to Re^2: splitting up a string based on character locations by batcater98
in thread splitting up a string based on character locations by batcater98

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