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gmw · 07-19-2013, 08:55 AM

If you're using OpenOffice/LibreOffice then you can use the end-word flag. (The effect is probably no different, but it's shorter to type.) Using [:alnum:] is not much shorter but I would hope (but don't actually know) it would not be limited to matching only ASCII alphanumerics.

Code:

\>, [:alnum:]+ and

And additional margin of safety may be had by allowing for extra or missing spaces:

Code:

\> *, *[:alnum:]+ +and

Or a variation without alnum that works in at least the basic instances (not sure if unusual punctuation might upset it):

Code:

\> *, *[^ ,]+ +and

None of these are really any better/smarter than what you already had.

If you're using some other software then check which variation of regex they are using to duplicate the effect of the above.

07-19-2013, 08:55 AM	#2
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	If you're using OpenOffice/LibreOffice then you can use the end-word flag. (The effect is probably no different, but it's shorter to type.) Using [:alnum:] is not much shorter but I would hope (but don't actually know) it would not be limited to matching only ASCII alphanumerics. Code: \>, [:alnum:]+ and And additional margin of safety may be had by allowing for extra or missing spaces: Code: \> , [:alnum:]+ +and Or a variation without alnum that works in at least the basic instances (not sure if unusual punctuation might upset it): Code: \> , [^ ,]+ +and None of these are really any better/smarter than what you already had. If you're using some other software then check which variation of regex they are using to duplicate the effect of the above.