ok i have been looking all over the web trying to figure out how to do this and i have found many things that are like what i want to do but just not it. i know its really easy but just cant figure it out seeing as i am some what of a noob to VB.
i have a log file that is in a format like this
(3:03:30) [Say] Arcole: test
(3:03:30) [Say] Arcole: test
(3:03:30) [Say] Arcole: test
now what i want to do is pull the info after the : "test" out and the info before the : to the ] "Arcole" so i would get
Arcole
test
the info i am trying to pull out will change so it cant look for arcole and test or at a set number of char it would need to look after the : and from the : to ]
if anyone can give me an idea where to look or what this is called it would help. some of the things i have been looking up is parsing, search by string, reading text files and they all seem to pull up this type of stuff so cant figure out what this type of thing is called.
i have a log file that is in a format like this
(3:03:30) [Say] Arcole: test
(3:03:30) [Say] Arcole: test
(3:03:30) [Say] Arcole: test
now what i want to do is pull the info after the : "test" out and the info before the : to the ] "Arcole" so i would get
Arcole
test
the info i am trying to pull out will change so it cant look for arcole and test or at a set number of char it would need to look after the : and from the : to ]
if anyone can give me an idea where to look or what this is called it would help. some of the things i have been looking up is parsing, search by string, reading text files and they all seem to pull up this type of stuff so cant figure out what this type of thing is called.