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[mercicle]

hi guys,

I am half way through with my app and i am really stuck... i want to manipulate (delete certain text) in a .txt, that i load into a richtextbox in my app. it is a simple program.... (three buttons open/delete/save, and a richtextbox
1.) i load a .txt content into a rtb
2.) i want to scan the entire contents of the rtb, and delete every instant of, for example: "me@you.com"
3.) i want to save the completed work back as a .txt

I am having problems with the event proedure for the deletion of the text i want deleted. should i automate word, and scan like a spellcheck? i tried using the split() fuction first, had no luck, because i cant figure out how to apply it to the rtb text... i tried all day, and i am really frustrated, some one please put me out of my misery.

 

[dynamic_sysop]

you could try this :

    Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click

        With rtfBox
            .Find(TextBox1.Text)
            .SelectedText = ""
        End With
    End Sub

or this would get rid of them all in 1 go :

        Dim str() As String, s As String, i As Integer
        s = rtfBox.Text
        str = Split(s, Chr(32))
        For i = 0 To UBound(str)
            If str(i) = TextBox1.Text Then
                rtfBox.Text = Replace(rtfBox.Text, str(i), " ")
            End If
        Next