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Posted by

Sdj79 Belgium (4 posts)

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Wed 14 Jul 2004 11:54 AM (UTC)

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I was wondering how to match the * char

I'm trying to convert this
[*@@#######XXXXXXXXxxxx.........]

to numerical value ... my preblem is that i can't have * matched

A this time i've:
^[ ]*\[([\x2a]*)([\@]*)([\#]*)([X]*)([x]*)([\.]*)]$

which works perfectly but for the *

Can anyone help me?

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Posted by

Poromenos Greece (1,037 posts)

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Reply #1 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 02:10 PM (UTC)

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Try escaping it with \*.

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Sdj79 Belgium (4 posts)

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Reply #2 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 05:06 PM (UTC)

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That's the first thing i tried ... as it worked for other chars like '.'
But unfortunately that doens't seem to work with *
:s

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Posted by

Flannel USA (1,230 posts)

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Reply #3 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 05:48 PM (UTC)

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It DOES work with * though. Perhaps other parts of your expression are problematic?

Try a regexp with JUST \* (match on a single asterisk) then check keep evaluating, repeat on same line, regexp, and change the color of it. Just to see if it is indeed some problem with... well, I dont know, that prevents you from matching.

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Magnum Canada (580 posts)

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Reply #4 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 06:08 PM (UTC)

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A this time i've:
^[ ]*\[([\x2a]*)([\@]*)([\#]*)([X]*)([x]*)([\.]*)]$

The * looks to be after the open [ but you have it before.
\[\*

The final ] does not appear to be escaped.
\]

^[ ]\[\*([\x2a]*)([\@]*)([\#]*)([X]*)([x]*)([\.]*)\]$

Maybe that one will work.

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Posted by

Sdj79 Belgium (4 posts)

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Reply #5 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 06:08 PM (UTC)

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you were right it's the @ matching that doesn't work :s
Trying to figure out why

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Sdj79 Belgium (4 posts)

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Reply #6 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 06:12 PM (UTC)

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And found the solution ...
@ had to be matched using \x40

Thx for your help

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Flannel USA (1,230 posts)

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Reply #7 on Wed 14 Jul 2004 08:45 PM (UTC)

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You dont need to escape the @, thats probably why its not matching. Actually no, thats not it. Do you have "expand variables" checked? (If so, why?) There shouldnt be anything wrong with matching on @ (unless you do have expand variables checked).

~Flannel

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