extracting strings from a text file

[Guest]

Hi, I want to extract strings from the following text file content.

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Description length of global graph compressed
using this substructure = 302.907315

Compression = 0.615889

Instances:

instance first vertex: ID label
------------------------------------------
1 37 b
2 29 a
3 32 a

omitted...

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I try to extract just this part and put each value into a data table.

1 37 b
2 29 a
3 32 a

1, but there are several empty lines and spaces. how can I deal with several
empty line and spaces?
2, how can I split up the line into each value?
(ex) 1 37 b
----->1 for ID
-----> 37 for instID
-----> b for lable

Welcome any help for me, please.
Thanks a lot.

Eunice.

 

[cody]

string line = reader.ReadLine();

string fields[] = line.Split('\t'); // if separator is tab char

int ID = fields[0];
int instID= fields[1];
string lable = fields[2];

 

[Guest]

Cody, I appreciate your help.
Have a nice day.

Eunice.^^