or save the file in the server that is got from the CFHTTP and then read the contents say as "Counter" and then do the folling code

<!---- this line in case U save the file and then read the contents of the file ---> <CFFILE ACTION="Read" file="#new_file_with_path#" Variable="Counter"> <!-------- end of line --------->

<CFSET startpos = FindNoCase("<start_tag>", Counter) + 10> <!----- here U are adding 10 becoz from the 10th position onwards U want to extract the data ie after the > in <start_tag>

<CFSET endpos = FindNoCase("</end_data>", Counter, startpos)>

<CFSET data_to_extract =TRIM(Mid(Counter, startpos, endpos - startpos))>

may be U can run this in a look to get all the occurance of <Start_tag> and <end_tag>

I suggest U use <!--<data_to_extact> what ever data that is to be extracted </data_to_extract>--> instead of <start_data> and <end_data> becoz by using the <!-- it is a HTMl comment and the Browser does not interpret it but the CF reads it.

So that way it is safe and there is no chance of having any unnecessary data on the screen by using personalised uncommented tags.

hope it help fell free to get back with Queries. I use this very often

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