Get parameters out of text file

Question

I have a C# asp.net page that has to get username/password info from a text file.

Could someone please tell me how.

The text file looks as follows: (it is actually a lot larger, I just got a few lines)

DATASOURCEFILE=D:\folder\folder
var1= etc
var2= more
var3 = misc
var4 = stuff
USERID = user1
PASSWORD = pwd1

all I need is the UserID and password out of that file.

Thank you for your help,

Steve

Answer 1

This would work:

var dic = File.ReadAllLines("test.txt")
              .Select(l => l.Split(new[] { '=' }))
              .ToDictionary( s => s[0].Trim(), s => s[1].Trim());

dic is a dictionary, so you easily extract your values, i.e.:

string myUser = dic["USERID"];
string myPassword = dic["PASSWORD"];