Need help with regex expression - Page 2

daesdaemar · 01-19-2009, 08:06 AM

@ =X= Thank you for the advice.

@ HarryT Thank you for the tip. Everything I learn is GOOD!

drogo · 02-03-2009, 08:47 PM

Hey guys. I just saw this thread, and also found this site while doing some regex work at work.

Pretty handy, it will let you test regular expressions against text in real time. I know you can do that with a text file and some practice, but this has some neat features. Check it out.

daesdaemar · 02-07-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by drogo

Hey guys. I just saw this thread, and also found this site while doing some regex work at work.

Pretty handy, it will let you test regular expressions against text in real time. I know you can do that with a text file and some practice, but this has some neat features. Check it out.

Pretty cool site. Thanks...

kacir · 02-07-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by daesdaemar

Nate,

You're a wonder at these expressions. Do you have any suggestions for where I might teach myself this stuff? I use primarily Word for my editing.

I am not Nate either

but I have a couple of suggestions for you. My first use of "regular expressions" was in MS Word. Later I found out that there are much more powerful RE tools. Try TextPad. My favorite editor (for the last 12 years or so) is Vim.

Get a book "Mastering regular expressions" by Jeffrey Friedl. That is THE book about regular expressions.

Mastering regular expressions was published by O'Reilly Media, Inc., and the recent edition (there were at least three I am aware of) is available in e-book format from Safari bookshelf.

You can see the book on google books here http://books.google.com/books?id=ucw...&cad=0#PPR7,M1

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01-19-2009, 08:06 AM	#16
daesdaemar Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 4282 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Device: Sony 505, Kindle 3, iPad 3	@ =X= Thank you for the advice. @ HarryT Thank you for the tip. Everything I learn is GOOD!

02-03-2009, 08:47 PM	#17
drogo Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 321 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: PRS-500	Hey guys. I just saw this thread, and also found this site while doing some regex work at work. Pretty handy, it will let you test regular expressions against text in real time. I know you can do that with a text file and some practice, but this has some neat features. Check it out.

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