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Old 11-27-2007
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Assuming that a sample log file record is one on ONE line...
one way:

Code:
sed 's/.*dst_port=\([^ ][^ ]*\).*/\1/' myLogFile

P.S. Pls use vB Codes when quoting sample data/source - no line wraps either.