Re: Grep Help
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2007
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 69255
interpreted = N
texte = Olin,That's a way of approaching it (elegant) but I think it isnt going to work.First I think that will only catch the first occurrence of the numbers andthese numbers are buried in a MSSQl text field.So for example I could see text that looks like this:-----------------------"These tickets have been resolved. You can find references to other itemsrelating to this occurrence at tn-2345, and tn-657898. Please let me know ifthere are any issues"-----------------------And I thought I could use the grep to find each occurrence and return themas a link to the reference number.Does this make sense?I despise grep.AlexOn 9/7/07 5:00 PM, "Olin Lagon"
wrote:> Here is a quick function that you can use to do what you want> > [function name=formatTN]> [return] href="http://someaddress.com/file.tpl?TN=[/return]> [return][middle startAfter=-][tn][/middle]">[middle> startAfter=-][tn][/middle][/return]> [return][/return]> [/function]> > Just put this function in your page on in an include file then call as> follows:> > [formatTN tn=TN-3456]> > Will work for anything TN-XXXX> > Easy to tweak the function as needed without using grep.> > Laters, Olin> > -----Original Message-----> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Alex> McCombie> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:34 AM> To: WebDNA Talk> Subject: Grep Help> > This just isnt working for me and I admit grep is not my strong point.> > > I need to grep a text string that looks like> > TN-3456> Into> 3456> > > Where the digit can be any number of characters but the TN- will be> consistent.> > I know I need to strip the word with getchars starting @ 4 but cant figure> out the grep part.> > Probably pretty simple but since there is so much chatter here lately I> though I would throw this out ;-)> > Thanks> Alex> > > > Alex J. McCombie .> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .> Adventure Skies Interactive> Box 124 Martville, NY 13111> p. 315 .233 .9403> e. Alex@AdventureSkies.com> www.AdventureSkies.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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/Alex J. McCombie ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adventure Skies InteractiveBox 124 Martville, NY 13111p. 315 .233 .9403e. Alex@AdventureSkies.comwww.AdventureSkies.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Olin,That's a way of approaching it (elegant) but I think it isnt going to work.First I think that will only catch the first occurrence of the numbers andthese numbers are buried in a MSSQl text field.So for example I could see text that looks like this:-----------------------"These tickets have been resolved. You can find references to other itemsrelating to this occurrence at tn-2345, and tn-657898. Please let me know ifthere are any issues"-----------------------And I thought I could use the grep to find each occurrence and return themas a link to the reference number.Does this make sense?I despise grep.AlexOn 9/7/07 5:00 PM, "Olin Lagon" wrote:> Here is a quick function that you can use to do what you want> > [function name=formatTN]> [return] href="http://someaddress.com/file.tpl?TN=[/return]> [return][middle startAfter=-][tn][/middle]">[middle> startAfter=-][tn][/middle][/return]> [return][/return]> [/function]> > Just put this function in your page on in an include file then call as> follows:> > [formatTN tn=TN-3456]> > Will work for anything TN-XXXX> > Easy to tweak the function as needed without using grep.> > Laters, Olin> > -----Original Message-----> From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Alex> McCombie> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:34 AM> To: WebDNA Talk> Subject: Grep Help> > This just isnt working for me and I admit grep is not my strong point.> > > I need to grep a text string that looks like> > TN-3456> Into> 3456> > > Where the digit can be any number of characters but the TN- will be> consistent.> > I know I need to strip the word with getchars starting @ 4 but cant figure> out the grep part.> > Probably pretty simple but since there is so much chatter here lately I> though I would throw this out ;-)> > Thanks> Alex> > > > Alex J. McCombie .> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .> Adventure Skies Interactive> Box 124 Martville, NY 13111> p. 315 .233 .9403> e. Alex@AdventureSkies.com> www.AdventureSkies.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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/Alex J. McCombie ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Adventure Skies InteractiveBox 124 Martville, NY 13111p. 315 .233 .9403e. Alex@AdventureSkies.comwww.AdventureSkies.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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