\\minint-q4haegq\logicaldisk(harddiskvolume1)\% free space
\\minint-q4haegq\system\processes  

What I'd like to do is break the above to lines into the following field lists. At a high level this data can be split by the "\".

MachineName = \\minint-q4haegq
ObjectName = logicaldisk
CounterName = % free space
InstanceName = harddiskvolume1 (this is all the data between "()", not including them)

MachineName = \\minint-q4haegq
ObjectName = system
CounterName = processes
InstanceName =  

Some notes about the data:

·        There will always be data for MachineName, ObjectName, andCounterName.

·        I know how to search for the MachineName because that value isknown. However, what comes after the other "\" is completelyvariable.

·        After the MachineName data comes the ObjectName. Sometimes itcontains data between parentheses “()”. When it does, this data should bepulled out as the InstanceName.

·        The parentheses and data between (when they exist) them shouldnever be included in the ObjectName.

·        There are many instances where there are no parentheses. In thiscase InstanceName will be blank.

·        The data after the last “\” will always be Countername 

 I'm a newbie to regular expressions so if this has already been posted somewhere just point me in the right direction.

Thanks.

Nick