Find a string in a text file

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Hi i wonder if you can help me. i have a text file which i just need to look up one value and then display it in a label.
here is the sample of the text snippet it is always on the 5th line of the file, in the label i only need to display "KALLIE-L"

[Operater]
Name=KALLIE-L

i get an Index was outside the bounds of the array. error on lbloperator.text line.

i know i am doing it wrong but i am not sure how to change or get it right.

VB

Dim FileContents() As String = IO.File.ReadAllLines("C:\TEST.INI")
        For I = 0 To FileContents.Length - 1

            Dim LineParts() As String = FileContents(I).Split("Name=")

            lbloperator.Text = LineParts(1)

any assistance pointing will be helpfull

Posted 14-Mar-13 22:53pm

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_Amy · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-14T23:04:00

Solution 1

Try this:

C#

StreamReader file = null;
try
{
    file = new StreamReader(@"C:\TEST.INI");
    while ((line = file.ReadLine()) !=null)
    {
        string regMatch = "MyString"; //Your Text To search
        if(Regex.IsMatch (line, regMatch))
        {
            if(line.Split("Name=")[1].ToString().Trim() != "")
                lbloperator.Text = line.Split("Name=")[1].ToString().Trim();
        }
    }
}

--Amit

Posted 14-Mar-13 23:04pm

_Amy

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Member 9742322 15-Mar-13 5:23am

thank you ,

i get the following error though, line does not exist in current context.
while ((line = file.ReadLine()) !=null)

_Amy 15-Mar-13 5:55am

Declare the line variable.