12-27-2012
Deleting all lines containing numbers
Hi guys
I have a text file in the following format
Quote:
1410054
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec diam dui,
congue sed tristique eget, pulvinar in enim. Nam tortor odio, rhoncus
sit amet suscipit eget, fringilla non purus. Donec non condimentum neque.
Praesent adipiscing nibh at mauris aliquam non fermentum dolor adipiscing.
Ut dolor mauris, condimentum in dapibus non, convallis vitae quam. Aenean
tincidunt justo at magna congue condimentum. Vestibulum lacus nisl, portt
1410187
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec diam dui,
congue sed tristique eget, pulvinar in enim. Nam tortor odio, rhoncus
sit amet suscipit eget, fringilla non purus. Donec non condimentum neque.
Praesent adipiscing nibh at mauris aliquam non fermentum dolor adipiscing.
Ut dolor mauris, condimentum in dapibus non, convallis vitae quam. Aenean
tincidunt justo at magna congue condimentum. Vestibulum lacus nisl, portt
what i would like ot do is iterate through the file deleting the lines containing only numbers. I have googled this and have been unable to find any help ( maybe its my search terms)
so if any one an give me a heads up i would appreciate it
dunryc
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