Re: Grep Search and Replace
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44019
interpreted = N
texte = on 10/9/02 12:57 PM, Marc Kaiwi at marc@kaiwi.com so noted...> Anyone have a quick Grep search to find: > > 3. and 13. but not 3.1 or 13.33?This will find one or two digit numbers ending with 3. and wrap bold tags around them. I don't know what you're looking to replace the found text with. It won't work if what you're looking for is at the end of a line. It needs a trailing non-digit character to do the match.[grep search=([0-9]*3\.)([^0-9])&replace=
\1\2]3. and 13. but not 3.1 or 13.33?[/grep]The frustrating thing about [grep] in WebDNA is figuring out what *doesn't* work. Common assertions like /d for digit or /D for non-digit are simply ignored (treated as the literal string). This is where a basic reference guide listing what's supported would come in handy. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 10/9/02 12:57 PM, Marc Kaiwi at marc@kaiwi.com so noted...> Anyone have a quick Grep search to find: > > 3. and 13. but not 3.1 or 13.33?This will find one or two digit numbers ending with 3. and wrap bold tags around them. I don't know what you're looking to replace the found text with. It won't work if what you're looking for is at the end of a line. It needs a trailing non-digit character to do the match.[grep search=([0-9]*3\.)([^0-9])&replace=\1\2]3. and 13. but not 3.1 or 13.33?[/grep]The frustrating thing about [grep] in WebDNA is figuring out what *doesn't* work. Common assertions like /d for digit or /D for non-digit are simply ignored (treated as the literal string). This is where a basic reference guide listing what's supported would come in handy. Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.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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