and example using a multidimensional array.

you have a text file with the following data in it.
Code:

3 s 5 y h d 
e 4 5 6 7 9
3 e w 8 9 0
2 e e 4 5 6
2 3 1 9 9 3
3 4 d 7 q s



Code:

$data = loadfile("data.txt")
for $i = 0 to ubound($data)
	$data[$i] = split($data[$i])
next

? $data[2][3]

;this Function will load the contents of a text file into an array
Function loadfile($file)
	DIM $fso,$f,$fs
	$fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	$f = $fso.GetFile($file)
	If @ERROR Exit(2) EndIf
	$fs = $f.OpenAsTextStream(1)
	$loadfile = Split($fs.Read($f.size),@CRLF)
	Exit(@ERROR)
EndFunction


when you print 2,3 you should get "8"