Regex to search at beginning of line - Page 2

Leonatus · 05-31-2013, 09:24 AM

Wow! Really working without problem! Many, many thanks! The book looks pretty much better now!

Leonatus · 05-31-2013, 03:28 PM

Hm, becoming quite bold, there's another book with a similar problem, only that the, for example, [Pg 6] terms are embedded in only "normal" span tags, such as [Pg 6], viz. without a specific tag. How can I remove them without interferring other "normal" span tags?

Perkin · 05-31-2013, 05:59 PM

Try search of

Code:

<span>\[Pg\s\d+\]</span>

replace with empty
the \[ means include a [ char - needs to be escaped
the \s means whitespace
the \d+ means one or more digit

theducks · 05-31-2013, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perkin

Try search of

Code:

<span>\[Pg\s\d+\]</span>

replace with empty
the \[ means include a [ char - needs to be escaped
the \s means whitespace
the \d+ means one or more digit

I dislike overly wild S&R terms. Yours will only match what is desired

Leonatus · 06-01-2013, 11:27 AM

Great! I find regex a fascinating materia, and after getting such shorthanded, well-working advice, I wonder how I can be trying so many times, ever committing some mistake. How can one study this (the introduction in mobile read is really short for absolute beginners)?

Doitsu · 06-01-2013, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leonatus

Great! I find regex a fascinating materia, and after getting such shorthanded, well-working advice, I wonder how I can be trying so many times, ever committing some mistake. How can one study this (the introduction in mobile read is really short for absolute beginners)?

Check out this German website.

DiapDealer · 06-01-2013, 12:11 PM

I regularly referred to http://www.regular-expressions.info/ when first learning. Very good for pointing out the differences in the various flavors of Regex.

JSWolf · 06-01-2013, 12:22 PM

Would the following regex work in Sigil?

\[Pg [0-9]*\]

That works in Notepad++.

theducks · 06-01-2013, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Would the following regex work in Sigil?

\[Pg [0-9]*\]

That works in Notepad++.

It would work BUT
It would also match Zero digits (because you used * instead of +) and may leave a orphaned roman series with out the Pg that gave the clue of what it was. Yeah, I know romans are few and far between, but I prefer best practices

Hitch · 06-01-2013, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

It would work BUT
It would also match Zero digits (because you used * instead of +) and may leave a orphaned roman series with out the Pg that gave the clue of what it was. Yeah, I know romans are few and far between, but I prefer best practices

Ducky, heart of my heart:

Maybe we should consider a sub-forum to the Regex examples sub-forum for Regex questions? Not snarking, but it might seem to be a sensible place to put it. Just a thought. That way, other people searching for regex answers might be able to look in two places--the regex examples and the regex questions--which might be helpful.

Hitch

theducks · 06-01-2013, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitch

Ducky, heart of my heart:

Maybe we should consider a sub-forum to the Regex examples sub-forum for Regex questions? Not snarking, but it might seem to be a sensible place to put it. Just a thought. That way, other people searching for regex answers might be able to look in two places--the regex examples and the regex questions--which might be helpful.

Hitch

Doh!
We have a REGEX Sticky.

Why these new threads get started, I have no clue (Actually I do

: Monster threads are a pain to look through )

PeterT · 06-01-2013, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Doh!
We have a REGEX Sticky.

Why these new threads get started, I have no clue (Actually I do

: Monster threads are a pain to look through )

Maybe we need to start posting the examples to the Wiki and pointing people to it instead of a thread or threads?

Hitch · 06-01-2013, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Doh!
We have a REGEX Sticky.

Why these new threads get started, I have no clue (Actually I do

: Monster threads are a pain to look through )

I know we have a regex sticky; that's kind of what I was thinking. I mean...the regex sticky, to me, anyway, looks like regex examples from people who know what they are talking about. Right? I mean, if I had a question, I wouldn't ask there, if that makes sense. Examples, not questions. (Does that make sense to anyone else?)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Maybe we need to start posting the examples to the Wiki and pointing people to it instead of a thread or threads?

Well, that's not a bad idea. Maybe group regex by type, or by goal? I'm honestly not complaining about the regex threads, I'm just thinking, if people could have a "one-stop shop," it would be genuinely helpful. Just my $.02. And we all know that there is some mighty, mighty regex-fu available amongst MR'ers, that would be an invaluable resource (hell, I'd like to have a regex research resource my own damn self, as my regex-fu is weak).

Hitch

JSWolf · 06-01-2013, 09:36 PM

Actually, I think a regex forum would be a good thing to have.

Leonatus · 06-03-2013, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Why these new threads get started, I have no clue (Actually I do

: Monster threads are a pain to look through )

Sorry for my monster thread! But I would not have thought that the sticky thread would be for absolute beginners like me.

A special subforum would, however, really useful.

Edit: Be useful, of course.

05-31-2013, 03:28 PM	#17
Leonatus Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 11391181 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Guben, Brandenburg, Germany Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Tolino Shine 3	Hm, becoming quite bold, there's another book with a similar problem, only that the, for example, [Pg 6] terms are embedded in only "normal" span tags, such as <span>[Pg 6]</span>, viz. without a specific tag. How can I remove them without interferring other "normal" span tags?

05-31-2013, 05:59 PM	#18
Perkin Guru Posts: 657 Karma: 64171 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)	Try search of Code: <span>\[Pg\s\d+\]</span> replace with empty the \[ means include a [ char - needs to be escaped the \s means whitespace the \d+ means one or more digit

06-01-2013, 12:22 PM	#23
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,750 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Would the following regex work in Sigil? <span>\[Pg [0-9]*\]</span> That works in Notepad++.

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05-31-2013, 09:24 AM	#16
Leonatus Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 11391181 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Guben, Brandenburg, Germany Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Tolino Shine 3	Wow! Really working without problem! Many, many thanks! The book looks pretty much better now!

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Leonatus Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 11391181 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Guben, Brandenburg, Germany Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Tolino Shine 3	Great! I find regex a fascinating materia, and after getting such shorthanded, well-working advice, I wonder how I can be trying so many times, ever committing some mistake. How can one study this (the introduction in mobile read is really short for absolute beginners)?

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I regularly referred to http://www.regular-expressions.info/ when first learning. Very good for pointing out the differences in the various flavors of Regex.

06-01-2013, 09:36 PM	#29
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,750 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Actually, I think a regex forum would be a good thing to have.