Custom select combos from a txt file before a suffix

[D Ream Mena]

Hey guys

I need help please to select or import some specific combos in a txt file ,The txt file is like

testxx:textxx
<------------>
Test #1: 0
Test #2: 3
Test #3: 0
<------------>
test1:test1
<------------>
*********
<------------>
test22:test22
<------------>
*********
<------------>
testxx:testxx
<------------>
Test #1: 0
Test #2: 1
Test #3: 4
<------------>

Is there any solution to select or copy all combos before this suffix

<------------>
*********
<------------>

Like in the example file , i want to import these combos

test1:test1
test22:test22

Thanks in advance

[PeterJones]

@D-Ream-Mena,

Since you want to “select or copy”, I would recommend using the Search > Mark dialog. I made some assumptions about your data, which may or may not have been accurate.

• Find What = (?-s)^.+(?=\R<------------>\R\Q*********\E\R<------------>)
  Assumption: It needs to find exactly one line before each of your three-line suffixes, and there are no other rules as to what that one line must or must not contain
• Enable ☑ Bookmark Line
• Search Mode = Regular expression
• Mark all

Now that the lines are bookmarked, you can use the Search > Bookmark > … sub-menu for doing things like copying bookmarked lines, or deleting all the lines that aren’t bookmarked, or what have you.

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[D Ream Mena]

@PeterJones said in Custom select combos from a txt file before a suffix:

(?-s)^.+(?=\R<------------>\R\Q*********\E\R<------------>)

you re a genius broo thank youuu its worked