how to search in a text file and plot

[willem_]

hello,

I'm trying to read a .txt file. (phonebook)

Backer, Guido  (36)1134   GBac
Baerts, Peter te  5357 M   PtB
Baeten, Stephan  5552   SBae
Baiardini, Fabio  5043 M   FB

Now i want a search function that if i type a number,name,part of name, the program show's the whole line.

type: Bae

results: Baerts, Peter te  5357 M   PtB
             Baeten, Stephan  5552   SBae

I Tried a lot of things but I cant make in work. who can help me?

thanks,

Willem v.d. linden

[Mathan]

Could you please post ur work as of now. then its easy for us to debug and make it work easier.

Thanks,

Mathan

[MikeS81]

Hi Willem,

you could create an array from your data. Depending on what you are searching for you can index this column and use the "search array" function (only possible if you insert for example the full name). If you want to search for a part of the name, i think you have to go through a loop. Use the "match pattern" function inside the loop. If you work with a 2d array you can, after you found the specified row, index the 2d array and show your line.

Mike

[willem_]

it won't work!!! aaargh! haha. thanks anyway....  gonna try to write this as a program in notepad..

greetz

Message Edited by willem_ on 06-06-2008 03:19 AM

[MikeS81]

Hi willem,

here is a first example with which you can start.

Mike

[willem_]

Thanks mike!!!