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mshneour · 05-03-2010, 07:10 PM

OK. I'm getting warmer...

After doing some more digging, I came across a Regex editor/builder called "RegexBuddy." With the help of this editor, I wrote a Regex expression which -- at least within RegexBuddy -- tested correctly for the entire string set forth in my prior post. The expression was:

[-].*<[?]xml version=.*abclit.html 

Unfortunately, while this expression tested properly within RegexBuddy, it did not highlight the subject search string within Calibre.

I suspect that the problem is due to a difference in the Regex library and syntax being used, respectively, by RegexBuddy and Calibre.

Again, can someone enlighten me as to the Regex library/syntax applicable to Calibre? (A rewrite of the above expression would also be helpful.

Many thanks.

05-03-2010, 07:10 PM	#7
mshneour Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPhone 3G	OK. I'm getting warmer... After doing some more digging, I came across a Regex editor/builder called "RegexBuddy." With the help of this editor, I wrote a Regex expression which -- at least within RegexBuddy -- tested correctly for the entire string set forth in my prior post. The expression was: *[-].<[?]xml version=.abclit.html</span></span></span><p/><p><span><br/>* Unfortunately, while this expression tested properly within RegexBuddy, it did not highlight the subject search string within Calibre. I suspect that the problem is due to a difference in the Regex library and syntax being used, respectively, by RegexBuddy and Calibre. Again, can someone enlighten me as to the Regex library/syntax applicable to Calibre? (A rewrite of the above expression would also be helpful. Many thanks.