Re: Grep Problems

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62749
interpreted = N
texte = 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)
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/ Gary Krockover

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