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chepfaust · May 15th, 2006, 4:34 PM

i am parsing a text file using a do loop with a line input statement.

once that loop is done, i need to make another one to parse for something different.

the problem i am having is that when i open up the second loop, line input continues reading from the text file where i left off with the first loop.

pseudocode:
----------------------------------------------
open file for input as #1
-- do until tempstring = "stuff" or EOF(1)
-- -- line input #1, tempstring
-- loop
-- process tempstring a certain way
close #1

open file for input as #2
-- do until tempstring = "something else" or EOF(2)
-- -- line input #2, tempstring
-- loop
-- process tempstring another way
close #2
----------------------------------------------

how do i make line input start from the top of the file? can i manually trick VB into thinking EOF was reached, therefore starting over?

Booooze · May 15th, 2006, 5:11 PM

why don't you throw a conditional statement in there, instead of looping twice?

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Do While Not EOF(1)
line input #1, tempstring
if tempstring == "whatever" then
else
end if
loop

chepfaust · May 15th, 2006, 5:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booooze

why don't you throw a conditional statement in there, instead of looping twice?

because my code isn't quite as simple as i made it out to be; it's much much longer and has several other nested loops. it's a big mess.

Booooze · May 15th, 2006, 7:49 PM

That's what I was wondering. Clean up, and then post some of your code. Explain what your trying to do. Perhaps there is a more efficeient way. The other thing I was wondering was where the problem was. It didnt seem as simple as you made it out to be. Perhaps theres another governing factor?

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May 15th, 2006, 4:34 PM	#1
chepfaust Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 62 Rep Power: 4	[VB6] Resetting "Line Input" i am parsing a text file using a do loop with a line input statement. once that loop is done, i need to make another one to parse for something different. the problem i am having is that when i open up the second loop, line input continues reading from the text file where i left off with the first loop. pseudocode: ---------------------------------------------- open file for input as #1 -- do until tempstring = "stuff" or EOF(1) -- -- line input #1, tempstring -- loop -- process tempstring a certain way close #1 open file for input as #2 -- do until tempstring = "something else" or EOF(2) -- -- line input #2, tempstring -- loop -- process tempstring another way close #2 ---------------------------------------------- how do i make line input start from the top of the file? can i manually trick VB into thinking EOF was reached, therefore starting over?

May 15th, 2006, 5:11 PM	#2
Booooze Expert Programmer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Igloo Posts: 710 Rep Power: 3	why don't you throw a conditional statement in there, instead of looping twice? (Toggle Plain Text) Do While Not EOF(1) line input #1, tempstring if tempstring == "whatever" then else end if loop Do While Not EOF(1) line input #1, tempstring if tempstring == "whatever" then else end if loop

May 15th, 2006, 7:49 PM	#4
Booooze Expert Programmer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Igloo Posts: 710 Rep Power: 3	That's what I was wondering. Clean up, and then post some of your code. Explain what your trying to do. Perhaps there is a more efficeient way. The other thing I was wondering was where the problem was. It didnt seem as simple as you made it out to be. Perhaps theres another governing factor?

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