Delete line before and after needle

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Nov-08-2017, 01:59 PM (This post was last modified: Nov-08-2017, 01:59 PM by metulburr.)

Quote:I could make a code to delete the line with the string but how to delete the line above and below also?

You are going to have to find what line number/index the needle is on, so you can delete before and after the needle's line as well.

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RE: Code Help - by metulburr - Nov-08-2017, 01:59 PM

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