read before and after -->

[xcxooxl]

i got a text file

which goes like this

somthing1-->somthing3

sxxasomthing-->somthing4

the thing is "-->" is the mark between them

i want to make a program that will take the thing before the "-->" copy it and paste in the notepad/wordpad replace form

and take the after the mark "-->" to "replace to" in the replace form and then do replace all and do it a serval times..

now as for now i juse need help with the code to the reading part can anyone please help me with that..?

[DW1]

That would not be a problem, but why use the replace that is in notepad/wordpad?

Why not just do it with AutoIt?

[_Kurt]

Look up ControlSend, ControlGetText, StringReplace, StringRegExp in the helpfile.

That will get you started,

Kurt

[xcxooxl]

i looked in the http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/

for the functions but cant seem somthing to directly help me =/

i guess controlget would help if i could make it read like

aaaa-->bbbb

so it will read first the "aaaa" put it in the first replace bar and then read bbbb and paste it in replace to

i think i can make it write in the replace bar so i just need help with the "-->" part =/?