Re: Grep and Special Characters
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 42535
interpreted = N
texte = [grep search=and&replace=[url]&[/url]]bob and carol and ted and alice[/grep]gives mebob & carol & ted & aliceWhen in doubt, [url]- brianAt 1:51 PM 8/14/02, Jason Tyler wrote: >Thanks Marc, > >I actually need the opposite, where I'm putting an ampersand into >the replace statement. I can see from my email where it could be >confusing, sorry about that. > >This would be similar to the effect I'm trying to achieve: [Grep >search=and&replace= %26] > >Thanks again, > >Jason Tyler > >On Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at 01:42 PM, Marc Kaiwi wrote: > >>This is how I'm doing it ... [Grep search=%26&replace=and] ... >>someone on the list had answered this question for me once before. >> >>Good Luck! >> >>On Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at 10:20 AM, Jason Tyler wrote: >> >>>I have what I hope will be a quick question. >>> >>>I'm using the grep context to do a complex find a replace type >>>operation that is working great, except I can't figure out how >>>make it place an & character in the replace statement. I've tried >>>escaping it per standard grep documentation which would be \&, but >>>this doesn't work because WebCat sees this as another context >>>option. So I tried several variations on this theme using the >>>ascii value, the hex value and others on the same theme, but they >>>all failed. >>> >>>So basically, how do I terminate an & character in a grep replace statement? >>> >>>Thank you, >>> >>>Jason Tyler >> >>Signed: Marc Kaiwi >>San Diego Motorcycle Club: http://www.sdmotorcycleclub.com >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list
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[grep search=and&replace=[url]&[/url]]bob and carol and ted and alice[/grep]gives mebob & carol & ted & aliceWhen in doubt, [url]- brianAt 1:51 PM 8/14/02, Jason Tyler wrote: >Thanks Marc, > >I actually need the opposite, where I'm putting an ampersand into >the replace statement. I can see from my email where it could be >confusing, sorry about that. > >This would be similar to the effect I'm trying to achieve: [Grep >search=and&replace= %26] > >Thanks again, > >Jason Tyler > >On Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at 01:42 PM, Marc Kaiwi wrote: > >>This is how I'm doing it ... [Grep search=%26&replace=and] ... >>someone on the list had answered this question for me once before. >> >>Good Luck! >> >>On Wednesday, August 14, 2002, at 10:20 AM, Jason Tyler wrote: >> >>>I have what I hope will be a quick question. >>> >>>I'm using the grep context to do a complex find a replace type >>>operation that is working great, except I can't figure out how >>>make it place an & character in the replace statement. I've tried >>>escaping it per standard grep documentation which would be \&, but >>>this doesn't work because WebCat sees this as another context >>>option. So I tried several variations on this theme using the >>>ascii value, the hex value and others on the same theme, but they >>>all failed. >>> >>>So basically, how do I terminate an & character in a grep replace statement? >>> >>>Thank you, >>> >>>Jason Tyler >> >>Signed: Marc Kaiwi >>San Diego Motorcycle Club: http://www.sdmotorcycleclub.com >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>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://search.smithmicro.com/ >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://search.smithmicro.com/
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