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Name Extractor (/thread-3147.html)Name Extractor - computerwizoo7 - 12-22-2010
so i made another useless tool
Name Extractor:
![[Image: 12-21-20106-33-17PM.png]](http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww58/computerwizoo7/12-21-20106-33-17PM.png)
Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wv53v1pd94449cd
System Requirements:
.Net Framework 4.0
Windows OS
Explanation:
It searches a text file for a terminator in each line and then rips out all the text before it.
eg.
text file:
wizoo:[junk text]
wizkid:[junk text]
pk8:[junk text]
wolfman:[junk text]
Yin:[junk text]
[junk text]
[junk text]
[junk text]
(...)
terminator:
":" without the quotes
extracted text:
wizoo
wizkid
pk8
wolfman
Yin
this was useful for extracting all the 20k names on this website:
http://www.20000-names.com/index.htm
RE: Name Extractor - Kristovski - 12-23-2010
Pretty cool tool Wiz. I guess you're becoming the community's app guy.
RE: Name Extractor - computerwizoo7 - 12-23-2010
lolz, i guess so
RE: Name Extractor - deValdr - 12-24-2010
Could you please explain to me what it does? :)
RE: Name Extractor - computerwizoo7 - 12-24-2010
Quote:Explanation:
It searches a text file for a terminator in each line and then rips out all the text before it.
eg.
text file:
wizoo:[junk text]
wizkid:[junk text]
pk8:[junk text]
wolfman:[junk text]
Yin:[junk text]
[junk text]
[junk text]
[junk text]
(...)
terminator:
":" without the quotes
extracted text:
wizoo
wizkid
pk8
wolfman
Yin
RE: Name Extractor - deValdr - 12-24-2010
Yeah, but I can't quite grasp what the purpose of doing so would be :)
RE: Name Extractor - computerwizoo7 - 12-24-2010
Quote:this was useful for extracting all the 20k names on this website:
http://www.20000-names.com/index.htm
*sigh*
look at the way the text is structured, all of them:
1. [Name][colon ":"][definition]
so the app allowed me to extract all the data i needed in a short amount of time.
RE: Name Extractor - deValdr - 12-24-2010
I see, I understand now. ;)