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  • J JustWorking

    Ok try this and give me your feedback:

    s=c&vl=vlg&vi=\d*^p$

    It’s always a pleasure to help when your efforts are appreciated...

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    Christian Graus
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    This will not find my values until I remove the ^p and the $. Removing one or the other, still does not work. The number is NOT the end of the line, there's usually a " just after it, and then tons of other stuff. I am replacing URLs. Just to add, s=c&vl=vlg&vi=\d*" works to match the line with the quotes in Expresso, but not in Visual Studio.

    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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    • J JustWorking

      Christian Graus wrote:

      I was waiting on the other end of hte house for him to finish...

      FTFY :laugh:

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      _Damian S_
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      JustWorking wrote:

      Christian Graus wrote:

      I was waiting on the other end of hte house for him to finish...

      FTFY :laugh:

      No you didn't!!

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        This will not find my values until I remove the ^p and the $. Removing one or the other, still does not work. The number is NOT the end of the line, there's usually a " just after it, and then tons of other stuff. I am replacing URLs. Just to add, s=c&vl=vlg&vi=\d*" works to match the line with the quotes in Expresso, but not in Visual Studio.

        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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        JustWorking
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        What framework you are using?

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        • J JustWorking

          What framework you are using?

          It’s always a pleasure to help when your efforts are appreciated...

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          Christian Graus
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          Well, it shouldn't matter, I am doing this in the IDE, not in code. I am using search and replace within Visual Studio. It should work the same no matter what I use. I am editing HTML files.

          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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            JustWorking wrote:

            Christian Graus wrote:

            I was waiting on the other end of hte house for him to finish...

            FTFY :laugh:

            No you didn't!!

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            JustWorking
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            _Damian S_ wrote:

            JustWorking wrote:

            Christian Graus wrote:

            I was waiting on the other end of
            hte house for him to finish...

            FTFY :laugh:

            No you didn't!!

            Yes I did :laugh: I cought Christian saying hte :laugh: Now we shell call him Mr. hte ;P

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            • C Christian Graus

              Well, it shouldn't matter, I am doing this in the IDE, not in code. I am using search and replace within Visual Studio. It should work the same no matter what I use. I am editing HTML files.

              Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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              JustWorking
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              Ok try this:

              s=c&vl=vlg&vi=[0-9]*

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              • J JustWorking

                Ok try this:

                s=c&vl=vlg&vi=[0-9]*

                It’s always a pleasure to help when your efforts are appreciated...

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                Christian Graus
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                Nope - it's obviously the same thing, and it does the same. Matches the numbers fine, but leaves them behind when I replace.

                Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                • C Christian Graus

                  Nope - it's obviously the same thing, and it does the same. Matches the numbers fine, but leaves them behind when I replace.

                  Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                  JustWorking
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                  How are you replacing? post the code here

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                  • C Christian Graus

                    If I were to use regex at all in the replacement string, I'd be doing a capture in the search and using the captured object in the replacement, which is one level of difficulty above what I was trying to do.

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                    Lost User
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                    Sorry - I see I misread your requirement - I thought you DIDN'T want to replace the numbers!

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                    • J JustWorking

                      How are you replacing? post the code here

                      It’s always a pleasure to help when your efforts are appreciated...

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                      Christian Graus
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                      There is no code. CTRL-Shift-H. Replace dialog in visual studio.

                      Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                      • C Christian Graus

                        There is no code. CTRL-Shift-H. Replace dialog in visual studio.

                        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                        JustWorking
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                        Christian Graus wrote:

                        CTRL-Shift-H. Replace dialog in visual studio.

                        :omg: you can't do that, its not dynamic it is static so you have to do it one by one

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                        • J JustWorking

                          _Damian S_ wrote:

                          JustWorking wrote:

                          Christian Graus wrote:

                          I was waiting on the other end of
                          hte house for him to finish...

                          FTFY :laugh:

                          No you didn't!!

                          Yes I did :laugh: I cought Christian saying hte :laugh: Now we shell call him Mr. hte ;P

                          It’s always a pleasure to help when your efforts are appreciated...

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                          _Damian S_
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                          JustWorking wrote:

                          cought

                          Just so you know... it's caught!!

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                          • J JustWorking

                            Christian Graus wrote:

                            CTRL-Shift-H. Replace dialog in visual studio.

                            :omg: you can't do that, its not dynamic it is static so you have to do it one by one

                            It’s always a pleasure to help when your efforts are appreciated...

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                            Christian Graus
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                            Wow - so the regex search and replace is useless then ? Great. Thanks for helping me. Do you have any link that explains why they didn't bother to make this useful at all ?

                            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                            • L Lost User

                              Sorry - I see I misread your requirement - I thought you DIDN'T want to replace the numbers!

                              MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                              Christian Graus
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                              No, I hoped I could use regex to replace a bunch of SIMILAR strings with the same value.

                              Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                              • C Christian Graus

                                I was replacing s=c&vl=vlg&vi=\d* with a blank string, just a space. It replaces s=c&vl=vlg&vi= and doesn't replace the digits on the end. The digits are 1-3 digits, as in s=c&vl=vlg&vi=1 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=2 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=10 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=11 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=33 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=101 etc. I'd end up with 1 2 10 11 33 101 and, of course, if I just search for that term, it finds all the matches in my file. Oh - is this a case where I need to use a greedy operator ? *doh* (Edit) I don't use regex that often, but it appears to me that my operator is fine, I don't see any alternative to use....(/Edit)

                                Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

                                modified on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:14 AM

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                                AspDotNetDev
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                                s=c&vl=vlg&vi=[0-9]+

                                Christian Graus wrote:

                                Oh - is this a case where I need to use a greedy operator ? *doh*

                                Searches should be greedy by default (maybe not in Visual Studio). In C#, ? will make it non-greedy.

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                                • C Christian Graus

                                  Wow - so the regex search and replace is useless then ? Great. Thanks for helping me. Do you have any link that explains why they didn't bother to make this useful at all ?

                                  Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                                  JustWorking
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                                  It is called Find and Replace no search and replace :doh:

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                                  • C Christian Graus

                                    Wow - so the regex search and replace is useless then ? Great. Thanks for helping me. Do you have any link that explains why they didn't bother to make this useful at all ?

                                    Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                                    JustWorking
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                                    I would love to see some green between mu posts :rolleyes:

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                                    • C Christian Graus

                                      But isn't it counter intuitive that if I do a search and replace using regex, the regex portion of what I find, is not replaced ? Ooops - in Visual Studio.

                                      Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                                      Slacker007
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                                      JGSoft - Regex Magic: works wonders. Don't leave home with out it.

                                      try {
                                      if (Regex.IsMatch(subjectString, "")) {
                                      // Successful match
                                      } else {
                                      // Match attempt failed
                                      }
                                      } catch (ArgumentException ex) {
                                      // Syntax error in the regular expression
                                      }

                                      ----------------------------- Just along for the ride. -----------------------------

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                                      • D Dr Walt Fair PE

                                        Not really. I looked up "search" and "replace" and sure enough, they are different concepts in Ameriglish. Not sure about Austraglish, though. I love the way good editors like vi let you search for something and replace something else. It's saved me lots of time and effort on many an occasion.

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                                        JimmyRopes
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                                        That is because vi uses grep.

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                                        • C Christian Graus

                                          I was replacing s=c&vl=vlg&vi=\d* with a blank string, just a space. It replaces s=c&vl=vlg&vi= and doesn't replace the digits on the end. The digits are 1-3 digits, as in s=c&vl=vlg&vi=1 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=2 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=10 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=11 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=33 s=c&vl=vlg&vi=101 etc. I'd end up with 1 2 10 11 33 101 and, of course, if I just search for that term, it finds all the matches in my file. Oh - is this a case where I need to use a greedy operator ? *doh* (Edit) I don't use regex that often, but it appears to me that my operator is fine, I don't see any alternative to use....(/Edit)

                                          Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

                                          modified on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:14 AM

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                                          JimmyRopes
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                                          Got me. It looks like it should work. :confused: PS - I don't know why you were 1 voted on your previous post so I voted 5 to counteract, not because I thought it was a brilliant post.

                                          Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
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