read file to array

[kimurtus]

i want to read file lines to arrays starting from line 8 until a spesific string is found in a spesific line someting like

$line = 8
For $x = 1 To $fileread[0]
    $fileread[$x] = FileReadLine ("text.txt",$line)
    $line = $line + 1
    if StringInStr ($line, ".") then ExitLoop
Next

how do i declare the array? $fileread

[PsaltyDS]

I'm not sure I completely understood your fragmented description, but:

It will be many times faster if you work with the string and then put it in the array at the end:

#include <array.au3>

$sFile = "C:\Temp\Test.txt"
$sSearch = "SearchString" ; Something to look for
$sData = FileRead($sFile) ; Read file into a single string
$sData = StringTrimLeft($sData, StringInStr($sData, @CRLF, 0, 8) + 1) ; Remove first 8 lines
$sData = StringTrimRight($sData, StringLen($sData) - StringInStr($sData, $sSearch) + 1) ; Remove all after SearchString occurs
$avArray = StringSplit($sData, @CRLF) ; Create array from the remainder
_ArrayDisplay($avArray, "Debug: $avArray") ; Show results

If that's not what you are trying to do, take another shot at clearly explaining it.

[kimurtus]

thats what i needed, thanks alot m8