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Originally Posted by ElMiko
@theducks - Life. Saver. If I could impose on you for just one clarification which might help me understand the nature of my mistakes (and your solutions) better, i'd be even more grateful:
What was the significance of the parentheses? That is, how are they acting upon the expression in a way that would be distinct without them? Is it entirely so that the \1 knows what to refer to?
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forward reference
\1 is the first
\2 is the second and so on
example:
FN LN:
(.+) (.+)
want LN, FN
\2, \1