Re: Grep issue (alternative method)

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47117
interpreted = N
texte = I can get around this by using [Convertchars] and removing the + character first, followed by the [grep]. But I was hoping Grep would be able to do it all in one go (as it does with the * character). ----- Original Message ----- From: Rajeev Kumar To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:52 AM Subject: Re: Grep issue > yeah I have. same deal again. > > [text show=t]number= +61414200200[/text]
> [text show=t]number=[grep search=^+?61&replace=0][number][/grep][/text] > > >>output>> > > +61414200200 > +61414200200 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Simpson > To: WebCatalog Talk > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: Grep issue > > > > + might not need to be escaped in webcat - all though i'm not sure - you > > have probably tried it anyway. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rajeev Kumar > > To: WebCatalog Talk > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:46 PM > > Subject: Grep issue > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am having a bit of an issue with Grep and special characters. I am > > trying > > > to strip of the + character from a number, while replacing it with 0. > > > Basically changing an international phone number, into the local form > (eg: > > > +6129999999 -> 0299999999). > > > > > > I read the BBedit notes for grep, applied those principles, but its > still > > > not working. > > > > > > It works for the * character: > > > > > > [text show=t]number=*61414200200[/text]
> > > [text show=t]number=[grep search=^\*?61&replace=0][number][/grep][/text] > > > > > > >>output>> > > > > > > *61414200200 > > > 0414200200 > > > > > > But not for the + character: > > > > > > [text show=t]number= +61414200200[/text]
> > > [text show=t]number=[grep search=^\+?61&replace=0][number][/grep][/text] > > > > > > >>output>> > > > > > > +61414200200 > > > +61414200200 > > > > > > > > > According to BBedit, they are both similar types of special characters, > > and > > > the way to escape special characters is with a \. But I don't get why > this > > > isn't working. Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Raj > > > > > > > > > BBEdit Grep Tutorial: http://www.anybrowser.org/bbedit/grep.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Grep issue (alternative method) (Rajeev Kumar 2003)
I can get around this by using [convertchars] and removing the + character first, followed by the [grep]. But I was hoping Grep would be able to do it all in one go (as it does with the * character). ----- Original Message ----- From: Rajeev Kumar To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:52 AM Subject: Re: Grep issue > yeah I have. same deal again. > > [text show=t]number= +61414200200[/text]
> [text show=t]number=[grep search=^+?61&replace=0][number][/grep][/text] > > >>output>> > > +61414200200 > +61414200200 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Simpson > To: WebCatalog Talk > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:48 AM > Subject: Re: Grep issue > > > > + might not need to be escaped in webcat - all though i'm not sure - you > > have probably tried it anyway. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Rajeev Kumar > > To: WebCatalog Talk > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:46 PM > > Subject: Grep issue > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am having a bit of an issue with Grep and special characters. I am > > trying > > > to strip of the + character from a number, while replacing it with 0. > > > Basically changing an international phone number, into the local form > (eg: > > > +6129999999 -> 0299999999). > > > > > > I read the BBedit notes for grep, applied those principles, but its > still > > > not working. > > > > > > It works for the * character: > > > > > > [text show=t]number=*61414200200[/text]
> > > [text show=t]number=[grep search=^\*?61&replace=0][number][/grep][/text] > > > > > > >>output>> > > > > > > *61414200200 > > > 0414200200 > > > > > > But not for the + character: > > > > > > [text show=t]number= +61414200200[/text]
> > > [text show=t]number=[grep search=^\+?61&replace=0][number][/grep][/text] > > > > > > >>output>> > > > > > > +61414200200 > > > +61414200200 > > > > > > > > > According to BBedit, they are both similar types of special characters, > > and > > > the way to escape special characters is with a \. But I don't get why > this > > > isn't working. Any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Raj > > > > > > > > > BBEdit Grep Tutorial: http://www.anybrowser.org/bbedit/grep.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ Rajeev Kumar

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

Forms to db's and back (2005) Bug? (1997) Max Record length (1997) WebCat2: multiple currency support (1997) [convertchars] on potential malicious input even in a link? (2000) Location of Browser Info.txt file (1997) Hiding HTML and page breaks (1997) If Empty ? (1997) RePost: AutoReload? RequireComment? InterpretAll? (1999) credit card authorization question (1997) Extended [ConvertChars] (1997) [WebDNA] Triggers Failing (2008) Showing Results Alphabetically in Columns (top to bottom) (2002) [include] and v.email (1998) This list needs a digest: rant, rave... (1997) SHOWIF/HIDEIF empty fields (2005) If Empty ? (1997) U&P IIS concept (1998) using showpage and showcart commands (1996) WCf2 and nested tags (1997)