not tested but try

InStr(zeile, "ELEMENT")
InStr(zeile, range("a1") & " ")
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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software

"JVLennox" wrote in
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Hi everybody,

this is probably not the most challenging question for you, but still I
don't know how to do it (Newbie).

I have a little Macro, that counts lines with certain Elements in a
logfile:

Code:
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Sub LogDateiLesen()
Dim zeile, anz ' zeile means line
Open "C:\Log.txt" For Input As 1
While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, zeile
If InStr(zeile, "ELEMENT") 0 And InStr(zeile, "pubid-601311277") 0
Then anz = anz + 1
Wend
Close
Cells(5, 4) = anz 'cell D5
End Sub
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Now, instead of ELEMENT as one of the criteria above, I would like to
have the _content_of_the_cell_A3__of the active worksheet as a
criteria.
PLUS this content shall be followed by an additional space.
So I guess I have to define a variable....?
How do I have to put it into that code??

THANKS SO MUCH!!!

JVLennox


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