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eschwartz · 10-02-2014, 02:41 PM

You can match any character with the dot, and use

Code:

.....

to match any five characters.

You can also use

Code:

.{5}

to repeat the preceding character/group 5 times. See: http://www.regular-expressions.info/repeat.html under "Limiting Repetition".

10-02-2014, 02:41 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You can match any character with the dot, and use Code: ..... to match any five characters. You can also use Code: .{5} to repeat the preceding character/group 5 times. See: http://www.regular-expressions.info/repeat.html under "Limiting Repetition".