How can I efficiently parse and extract data from a structured text file using VBA?
I've looked through the documentation and I'm still confused about I'm working on a project where I need to parse a structured text file that contains several lines of data, each formatted in a specific way... The goal is to read this file, extract certain fields, and populate them into an Excel sheet. The text file looks something like this: ``` ID: 001 Name: John Doe Age: 30 ID: 002 Name: Jane Smith Age: 25 ``` I've attempted to read the file using the `Open` statement in VBA, but I'm running into issues when it comes to splitting the data into usable components. Here's the code I've tried so far: ```vba Sub ParseTextFile() Dim filePath As String Dim fileNum As Integer Dim line As String Dim data() As String Dim row As Integer filePath = "C:\path\to\your\file.txt" fileNum = FreeFile Open filePath For Input As #fileNum row = 1 Do While Not EOF(fileNum) Line Input #fileNum, line data = Split(line, ": ") If UBound(data) = 1 Then Cells(row, 1).Value = data(0) ' Field (e.g., ID, Name) Cells(row, 2).Value = data(1) ' Value (e.g., 001, John Doe) row = row + 1 End If Loop Close #fileNum End Sub ``` The scenario I'm working with is that the `Split` function does not seem to handle multiple lines correctly, and I end up with incorrect data in Excel. Additionally, I'm not sure how to handle the empty lines between records. I receive this behavior message occasionally: "Run-time behavior '9': Subscript out of range" when trying to access elements of the `data` array. What would be the best approach to efficiently parse this text file, considering the structure it has? Any insights or best practices would be greatly appreciated. For context: I'm using Vba on Linux. Has anyone else encountered this?