'Read the input file. This assumes that the file is in the same 'directory as the script. Set objfso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objfile = objfso.OpenTextFile(objfso.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName) &_ "\input.txt",1) list = "" previous_line = "" l = Len(previous_line) Do Until objfile.AtEndOfStream current_line = objfile.ReadLine If Mid(current_line,l+1,1) <> "" Then list = current_line & vbCrLf previous_line = current_line l = Len(previous_line) ElseIf Mid(current_line,l,1) <> "" And Mid(current_line,(l+1),1) = "" Then list = list & current_line & vbCrLf End If Loop WScript.Echo list objfile.Close Set objfso = Nothing