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VB comparing six numbers to a multiline textbox of numbers?

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  • 18-11-2010 3:30pm
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    IMC042
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Hi, I'm trying to write a program that has a multiline textbox with 120 lines of 6 number combinations. There is a another 7 textboxes where i want the user to put in the 6 winning lotto numbers and bonus number. Then i want the program to compare each winning number to each number in the textbox and highlight the matching numbers. So for example, one of the 120 combinations might end up looking like :

    02 04 10 16 25 34

    the red numbers being the matched ones from the winning numbers.

    How might i accomplish this? I am a beginner. Here is all i have so far
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Dim FileReader As StreamReader

    FileReader = New StreamReader("C:\Users\Admin\Cookies\Desktop\profile#1.txt")

    TextBox7.Text = FileReader.ReadToEnd()

    FileReader.Close()

    End Sub

    This basically opens the text file and populates the multiline textbox. I dont know how to go about making the comparisons?

    Thanks


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    Sparks
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