Re: Grep Question - MAY NEVER BE SOLVED
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texte = BTWI can't get IgnoreCase=T to work with WebDNA 5 on w2KOn Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 02:47 PM, Kalin Mintchev wrote:> On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Rajeev Kumar wrote:>>> if you want to force grep to be case insensitive. you have to do case >> 2 like>> this:>>>> [Grep search=([Kk][Ii][Mm])&replace=
> color="red">[uppercase]KIM[/uppercase]]kIm is a good dog >> always in>> the theater[/grep]
>>>>>> [Kk] will look for either a "K" or a "k" (or any other letter >> specified> yea, that worked... just doing it....>> inside the []'s).>> Adding a dash in the middle, [K-k], treats it as a range between K to >> k.>> Though im not sure why "hea" was selected.>> because the range from K (ascii 75) to k (ascii 107) contains h (ascii> 104), e (101) and a (97) - i shuld've figured it out sooner.....>> thanks Rajeev...>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----->> From: "Kalin Mintchev"
>> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:18 PM>> Subject: Re: Grep Question - MAY NEVER BE SOLVED>>>>>>>>>> ok... after a few experiments i get weird stuff happaning...>>>>>> case 1:>>>>>> [Grep search=kim&replace=>> color="red">[uppercase]KIM[/uppercase]]kim is a good dog >>> always in>>> the theater[/grep]
>>>>>> this one produces: KIM is a good dog always in the theater - which is>>> correct...>>>>>> csase 2:>>>>>> [Grep search=([K-k][I-i][M-m])&replace=>> color="red">[uppercase]KIM[/uppercase]]kim is a good dog >>> always in>>> the theater[/grep]
>>>>>> produces: KIM is a good dog always in the tKIMter - huuuuu?!>>>>>> i'm trying to use case 2 to force grep to be case insensitive... >>> note that>>> if i use "kIM is a... " in case 2 i get the same result...>>>>>> i'd expect both versions to produce result 1.>>>>>> considering that theater doesn't have ANY of the 3 characters (k,i,m)>>> why this grep is messing up theater => tKIMter - what's with the >>> 'hea'>>> string that has to do with KIM?>>>>>> is that only here or somebody can explain?>>>>>> i'd really appreciate some help on this...>>>>>> this is on RH linux and is webcat 4.5... (don't have 5)....>>>>>>>>> thanks....>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Kenneth Grome wrote:>>>>>>>> hi all,>>>>>>>>>> i was just wondering if anybody out there sees my posts....>>>>>>>>>> the last 3 - 4 times - including the one below - i'm getting my >>>>> post>> back>>>>> from the list - normally - but nobody responds and from time to >>>>> time>> i'm>>>>> getting those WARNING messages from the smithmicro server that >>>>> messages>> to>>>>> my email have been bounced. i don't have any problems recieaving >>>>> mail>> and>>>>> i get to see everybody else's posts....>>>>>>>>>> i'll appreciate if somebody replys to this post so i know that i'm >>>>> not>>>>> shooting in the dark...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw your post but I have no answer for you ... and I'll tell you >>>> why:>>>>>>>> SMSI has never documented their version of grep, nor have they ever>>>> helped us to find the *proper* documentation for the unique version>>>> of grep they licensed for use in webdna. Therefore, we have no way>>>> of knowing what is the proper syntax for using webdna's grep>>>> effectively.>>>>>>>> I can use any properly documented version of grep reliably and>>>> effectively all day long, but as soon as I try to use the same>>>> expression in webdna's undocumented grep it will fail. So obviously>>>> we need documentation of webdna's grep ...>>>>>>>> Where is it SMSI?>>>>>>>> Will you *ever* document webdna's grep?>>>>>>>> If not, when will you give us the name of the entity you licensed it>>>> from ... so we can try to get the proper documentation ourselves?>>>>>>>> :(>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> 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/>>RegardsStuart Tremainidfk web developments114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australiat +612 9908 2134f +612 9908 4837-------------------------------------------------------------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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BTWI can't get IgnoreCase=T to work with WebDNA 5 on w2KOn Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 02:47 PM, Kalin Mintchev wrote:> On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Rajeev Kumar wrote:>>> if you want to force grep to be case insensitive. you have to do case >> 2 like>> this:>>>> [Grep search=([Kk][Ii][Mm])&replace=> color="red">[uppercase]KIM[/uppercase]]kIm is a good dog >> always in>> the theater[/grep]
>>>>>> [Kk] will look for either a "K" or a "k" (or any other letter >> specified> yea, that worked... just doing it....>> inside the []'s).>> Adding a dash in the middle, [K-k], treats it as a range between K to >> k.>> Though im not sure why "hea" was selected.>> because the range from K (ascii 75) to k (ascii 107) contains h (ascii> 104), e (101) and a (97) - i shuld've figured it out sooner.....>> thanks Rajeev...>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----->> From: "Kalin Mintchev" >> To: "WebDNA Talk" >> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:18 PM>> Subject: Re: Grep Question - MAY NEVER BE SOLVED>>>>>>>>>> ok... after a few experiments i get weird stuff happaning...>>>>>> case 1:>>>>>> [Grep search=kim&replace=>> color="red">[uppercase]KIM[/uppercase]]kim is a good dog >>> always in>>> the theater[/grep]
>>>>>> this one produces: KIM is a good dog always in the theater - which is>>> correct...>>>>>> csase 2:>>>>>> [Grep search=([K-k][I-i][M-m])&replace=>> color="red">[uppercase]KIM[/uppercase]]kim is a good dog >>> always in>>> the theater[/grep]
>>>>>> produces: KIM is a good dog always in the tKIMter - huuuuu?!>>>>>> i'm trying to use case 2 to force grep to be case insensitive... >>> note that>>> if i use "kIM is a... " in case 2 i get the same result...>>>>>> i'd expect both versions to produce result 1.>>>>>> considering that theater doesn't have ANY of the 3 characters (k,i,m)>>> why this grep is messing up theater => tKIMter - what's with the >>> 'hea'>>> string that has to do with KIM?>>>>>> is that only here or somebody can explain?>>>>>> i'd really appreciate some help on this...>>>>>> this is on RH linux and is webcat 4.5... (don't have 5)....>>>>>>>>> thanks....>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Kenneth Grome wrote:>>>>>>>> hi all,>>>>>>>>>> i was just wondering if anybody out there sees my posts....>>>>>>>>>> the last 3 - 4 times - including the one below - i'm getting my >>>>> post>> back>>>>> from the list - normally - but nobody responds and from time to >>>>> time>> i'm>>>>> getting those WARNING messages from the smithmicro server that >>>>> messages>> to>>>>> my email have been bounced. i don't have any problems recieaving >>>>> mail>> and>>>>> i get to see everybody else's posts....>>>>>>>>>> i'll appreciate if somebody replys to this post so i know that i'm >>>>> not>>>>> shooting in the dark...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw your post but I have no answer for you ... and I'll tell you >>>> why:>>>>>>>> SMSI has never documented their version of grep, nor have they ever>>>> helped us to find the *proper* documentation for the unique version>>>> of grep they licensed for use in webdna. Therefore, we have no way>>>> of knowing what is the proper syntax for using webdna's grep>>>> effectively.>>>>>>>> I can use any properly documented version of grep reliably and>>>> effectively all day long, but as soon as I try to use the same>>>> expression in webdna's undocumented grep it will fail. So obviously>>>> we need documentation of webdna's grep ...>>>>>>>> Where is it SMSI?>>>>>>>> Will you *ever* document webdna's grep?>>>>>>>> If not, when will you give us the name of the entity you licensed it>>>> from ... so we can try to get the proper documentation ourselves?>>>>>>>> :(>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> 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/>>RegardsStuart Tremainidfk web developments114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australiat +612 9908 2134f +612 9908 4837-------------------------------------------------------------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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