static void ParseLineIn() { string[] words = new string[6]; lineIn = lineIn.Trim(); while (Regex.IsMatch(lineIn,"[","]{2}")) lineIn = lineIn.Replace("","",","); // replace "," with just a comma ???? words = lineIn.Split(','); zipVAR = UInt32.Parse(words[0]); latVAR = Double.Parse(words[1]); longVAR = Double.Parse(words[2]); city = Double.Parse(words[3]); state = Char.Parse(words[4]); city2 = Char.Parse(words[5]); type = Char.Parse(words[6]); }