So should I use a dataInputStream then? It all depends on the structure of your file. I will make an assumption based on:
then have that data searched through the file followed by outputting the next five letters in the next field.
That you file is a text file with the following format:
If indeed this is the format, I'd use a some LineReader (BufferedReader or whatever) then use regular expression as follows:
Does this help?
[ June 20, 2003: Message edited by: Leslie Chaim ]