Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question

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2009


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102246
interpreted = N
texte = + is reserved in grep. It means 'more than one' ie [grep search=[a-z] +&replace=][presssite][/grep] means "search for any sequence of more than one lower case letter and replace with nothing" Try [grep search=\+&replace= ][PressSite][/grep] Although I'm not sure how webdna handles escaping characters, so you may have to be creative... > Hi > > Don't use grep much so not sure why this is not working. I am trying > to swap all instances of + for a space using the following... > > [grep search=+&replace= ][PressSite][/grep] > > This works for any other character I've tried just not the +. I > assume I have to escape it or something just not sure how, any help > much appreciated. > > Cheers > ======================================== > Steve Craig - Asylum Interactive Ltd > Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 > ======================================== > http://www.asylumweb.com > Email: steve@asylumweb.com > Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig > ======================================== > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. why start a new thread the official way, --- WAS: Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (John Butler 2009)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Marc Thompson 2009)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question ("Dan Strong" 2009)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Marc Thompson 2009)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Donovan Brooke 2009)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Kenneth Grome 2009)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Patrick McCormick 2009)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Marc Thompson 2009)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Kenneth Grome 2009)
  11. [WebDNA] Quick grep question (Patrick McCormick 2009)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Govinda 2009)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Steve Craig 2009)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Toby Cox 2009)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Toby Cox 2009)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (William DeVaul 2009)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Steve Craig 2009)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Toby Cox 2009)
  19. [WebDNA] Quick Grep question (Steve Craig 2009)
+ is reserved in grep. It means 'more than one' ie [grep search=[a-z] +&replace=][presssite][/grep] means "search for any sequence of more than one lower case letter and replace with nothing" Try [grep search=\+&replace= ][PressSite][/grep] Although I'm not sure how webdna handles escaping characters, so you may have to be creative... > Hi > > Don't use grep much so not sure why this is not working. I am trying > to swap all instances of + for a space using the following... > > [grep search=+&replace= ][PressSite][/grep] > > This works for any other character I've tried just not the +. I > assume I have to escape it or something just not sure how, any help > much appreciated. > > Cheers > ======================================== > Steve Craig - Asylum Interactive Ltd > Tel +44 1330 860550 Fax +44 1330 860880 > ======================================== > http://www.asylumweb.com > Email: steve@asylumweb.com > Skype: s.craig - iChat: steve.craig > ======================================== > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ Toby Cox

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