Re: Grep and removing text

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2002

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texte = Ok, I have tried about every variation of code I could come up with andfound no solution.I have a text like:This is a sunny day --some_thing_here-- how do you, like it?Now with grep I want to remove the --some_thing_here--.Thus using:[grep search=--[a-zA-Z0-9]+--&replace=] the text above [/grep]Shouldn�t this be the best way? I am really confused about this, since wehave used Grep a lot of times and it always worked.SincerelyNitai AventaggiatoCEOOn 13.11.2002 1:00 PM, Christer Olsson wrote:>>> [grep search=--[a-zA-Z0-9_]+--&replace=]some text[/grep]>> >> The more I look at this code, the less I like it. Is the + sign>> really supposed to be *outside* the square brackets?> > Yes.> >> If so, what would have happened if the original text string was>> something like ++links_regio_w++ instead of --links_regio_w-- ?> > Then you would have had to escape them: \+> --> > *************************************************************> Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85> Ljusa Id�er AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89> Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se> > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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/-- Tools to energize your businessContent Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil� GmbH http://computeroil.com/Hauptstrasse 12 info@computeroil.com8252 Schlatt/SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)52 654 15 55Fax: +41 (0)52 654 15 59-------------------------------------------------------------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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Ok, I have tried about every variation of code I could come up with andfound no solution.I have a text like:This is a sunny day --some_thing_here-- how do you, like it?Now with grep I want to remove the --some_thing_here--.Thus using:[grep search=--[a-zA-Z0-9]+--&replace=] the text above [/grep]Shouldn�t this be the best way? I am really confused about this, since wehave used Grep a lot of times and it always worked.SincerelyNitai AventaggiatoCEOOn 13.11.2002 1:00 PM, Christer Olsson wrote:>>> [grep search=--[a-zA-Z0-9_]+--&replace=]some text[/grep]>> >> The more I look at this code, the less I like it. Is the + sign>> really supposed to be *outside* the square brackets?> > Yes.> >> If so, what would have happened if the original text string was>> something like ++links_regio_w++ instead of --links_regio_w-- ?> > Then you would have had to escape them: \+> --> > *************************************************************> Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85> Ljusa Id�er AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89> Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se> > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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/-- Tools to energize your businessContent Management & eBusiness SystemsComputerOil� GmbH http://computeroil.com/Hauptstrasse 12 info@computeroil.com8252 Schlatt/SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)52 654 15 55Fax: +41 (0)52 654 15 59-------------------------------------------------------------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/ Nitai @ ComputerOil

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