Re: Grep search not working
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = on 10/10/02 9:13 PM, Tim Robinson at tim@idfk.com.au so noted...> Is [grep] case sensitive? When Raj changed >
- to
- in the grep search, it worked.Yes, the search is case sensitive. Since WebDNA's [grep] doesn't allow you to specify the search as being case-insensitive (it should, but it doesn't) you can work around it.[Grep search=<[Ii][Tt][Ee][Mm]>&replace=§
- ]> But we've now realised we can use convertwords to do exactly the same thing > and can specify cap or non cap in case that was the problem.I ran some tests a year ago for a process that could be done with either [grep] or [convertwords]. I was concerned that the number of grep searches I had to string together would slow down the server. As it turned out, using grep was 24 times *faster* than convertwords for the same task. 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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on 10/10/02 9:13 PM, Tim Robinson at tim@idfk.com.au so noted...> Is [grep] case sensitive? When Raj changed > - to
- in the grep search, it worked.Yes, the search is case sensitive. Since WebDNA's [grep] doesn't allow you to specify the search as being case-insensitive (it should, but it doesn't) you can work around it.[Grep search=<[Ii][Tt][Ee][Mm]>&replace=§
- ]> But we've now realised we can use convertwords to do exactly the same thing > and can specify cap or non cap in case that was the problem.I ran some tests a year ago for a process that could be done with either [grep] or [convertwords]. I was concerned that the number of grep searches I had to string together would slow down the server. As it turned out, using grep was 24 times *faster* than convertwords for the same task. 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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