Hi Perl Buddies,

I am a beginner.I was trying to extract text from a text file using regex and not able to do it succefully.

I have a text file and i want to extract everything from a particular line starting with a character * till end of file.

the file somewhat looks like this

"Gain immediate access and...

*Check if your claims have been finalized.

*Sign up for alerts about your claim activity.

*Print a temporary ID card.

*View up to 18 months of claim payment details.

*Much, much more!

In addition you, your spouse and children can:

*Search for Doctors and Hospitals in your area.

*Begin a program to stop smoking or lose weight.

*Learn more about a specific disease or condition".

I mainly have to extract text from the first "*" till end of file.

The above example is just a sample ,the actual text file is huge but is in the same format.

Thankyou for the help. Best Regards

In reply to Extracting data from a particular line to end of the file by manne

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