Re: Grep Problems

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62750
interpreted = N
texte = I just figured this out as well. Thanks fellas! On 8/5/05 3:42 PM, "Gary Krockover" wrote: > Hi Clint, > > Though it seems that it would end the context prematurely, this actually does > work as you're wanting: > > [Middle StartAfter=|&EndBefore=|] > XXL - White|90140|1- > [/Middle] > > GJK > > At 03:35 PM 8/5/2005, you wrote: >> I need to extract the five digit number between the pipes in the following >> string: >> XXL - White|90140|1- >> >> I can get this to work using the following grep search in a text editor >> (BBEdit), but not in WebDNA 6.x: >> (\|)([0-9]+)(\|) >> >> The following WebDNA code does *NOT* work: >> [grep search=(\|)([0-9]+)(\|)&replace=\2]XXL - White|90140|1-[/grep] >> >> It seems that WebDNA won't accept multiple patterns. So, how could I use >> grep to remove the leading and trailing characters so that the result is: >> 90140 >> >> I tried this with no success: >> [grep search=[a-zA-Z\s\-]*\|&replace=]XXL - White|90140|1-[/grep] >> >> >> ??? ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Grep Problems ( Clint Davis 2005)
  2. Re: Grep Problems ( Gary Krockover 2005)
  3. Re: Grep Problems ( Donovan Brooke 2005)
  4. Grep Problems ( Clint Davis 2005)
I just figured this out as well. Thanks fellas! On 8/5/05 3:42 PM, "Gary Krockover" wrote: > Hi Clint, > > Though it seems that it would end the context prematurely, this actually does > work as you're wanting: > > [Middle StartAfter=|&EndBefore=|] > XXL - White|90140|1- > [/Middle] > > GJK > > At 03:35 PM 8/5/2005, you wrote: >> I need to extract the five digit number between the pipes in the following >> string: >> XXL - White|90140|1- >> >> I can get this to work using the following grep search in a text editor >> (BBEdit), but not in WebDNA 6.x: >> (\|)([0-9]+)(\|) >> >> The following WebDNA code does *NOT* work: >> [grep search=(\|)([0-9]+)(\|)&replace=\2]XXL - White|90140|1-[/grep] >> >> It seems that WebDNA won't accept multiple patterns. So, how could I use >> grep to remove the leading and trailing characters so that the result is: >> 90140 >> >> I tried this with no success: >> [grep search=[a-zA-Z\s\-]*\|&replace=]XXL - White|90140|1-[/grep] >> >> >> ??? ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Clint Davis

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