Michael Dore wrote: > > I have tried this: > > vl_stops.each do |vl_stops| First, you might try dreaming up more than one variable name. Second, if you are searching for simple strings, like 'hello', you can do this: search_string = 'hello' IO.foreach("data.txt") do |line| if line.include?(search_string) puts line end end -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.