Using BufferedReader and StringTokenizer to delete numericals in a text file

[Klaas Vredevort]

Hi

i was wondering: does anybody have an idea whether or not this is possible:
I have a text file, of which i read the contents with BufferedReader and FileReader, with many trivia questions, which i got from someone i know. I am trying to write a trivia game with these questions.

The problem is, the file looks as follows (i will paste a small part of the contents on here:

  (1)*Cryptic Musica: Dumbass with freaky hair.*Daft Punk (2)*Cryptic Musica: Dido is grateful.*Thank you (3)*Cryptic Musica: Peter could be an angel.*Peter Gabriel (4)*Cryptic Musica: Extraterrestrial Formicary.*Alien Ant Farm (5)*Cryptic Musica: We're watching a movie from behind the wheel.*At The Drive-In (6)*Cryptic Musica: Filter is complimenting you.*Hey Man Nice Shot (7)*Cryptic Musica: Finger Eleven is daydreaming?*Awake And Dreaming (8)*Cryptic Musica: Shirley Manson can't see the ends of God's land.*As Heaven is Wide (9)*Cryptic Musica: Shirley Manson likes the drizzle.*Only Happy When It Rains (10)  

etc etc.

I was wondering, since the questions are seperated by a uniform delimiter ("*"), would it be possible to use StringTokenizer to delete the numbers in brackets in front of every question and drag the words back, e.g.:

Cryptic Musica: Dumbass with freaky hair.*Daft Punk*Cryptic Musica: Dido is grateful.*Thank you*Cryptic Musica: Peter could be an angel.*Peter Gabriel*etc...etc...etc...

what do you guys think because im stumped!

klaas

[Joe Ess]

Having seen your previous posts, I am thinking this is part of a homework assignment, so I'll be careful to leave the work to you. You can't edit a file in place using a File/BufferedReader. You can do so with a RandomAccessFile but you would end up with a file larger than the data.
You don't tell us what your requirements are. Do you want to do a one-time conversion of the file and discard the old one? Do you want to read the file into a data structure your program can use?
In any case, start with the Java Tutorial chapter on Input/Output. A good foundation in the basics will save you many questions down the road.