does this help?
Code:
Set objFileToRead = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").OpenTextFile("C:\testme.txt",1)
strFileText = objFileToRead.ReadAll()
msgbox strFileText
objFileToRead.Close
Set objFileToRead = Nothing
ToolNode = Split(Split(strFileText,"<TOOL>")(1),"</TOOL>")(0)
msgbox ToolNode
BookNode = Split(Split(strFileText,"<BOOK>")(1),"</BOOK>")(0)
msgbox BookNode
Basanth
Give a fish to a man and you feed him for a day..Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for life.
Give a fish to a man and you feed him for a day..Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for life.