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Thom* · 06-03-2015, 12:12 PM

Interesting, I am new to this and was not familiar with ^. The concern I have is that your search would not find:

Now is the time for all good men to enjoy a coke. or:
Now is the time for all good men to enjoy a coke.

This search would:

(((?!<span).)*?)

Code:

Unrelated, how do you get those "code boxes" to show up in your comment?

Ah, I figured it out.

In case I sound stupid, remember that I am just learning.

06-03-2015, 12:12 PM	#9
Thom* The Fumbler Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: android 4.2/fbreader	Fumbling Interesting, I am new to this and was not familiar with ^. The concern I have is that your search would not find: <span class="calibre5">Now is the time for all <i>good men</i> to enjoy a coke.</span> or: <span class="calibre5">Now is the time for all <em>good men</em> to enjoy a coke.</span> This search would: <span class="calibre5">(((?!<span).)*?)</span> Code: Unrelated, how do you get those "code boxes" to show up in your comment? Ah, I figured it out. In case I sound stupid, remember that I am just learning.