[nzlug] A little help with some find and replace?
Nick Rout
nick at rout.co.nz
Tue Apr 1 15:26:33 NZST 2008
On Fri, March 28, 2008 1:17 pm, Shannon Skinner wrote:
> Yes, I know it's hard to search for something if you don't know about it,
> hence the "Not trying to be dismissive" preface to my post :)
>
> After all, I know how rude a "google it" type response can appear!
>
>
not as rude as the
http://justfuckinggoogleit.com/search.pl?query=regex+builder response :-)
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Johann Schoonees <j.schoonees at irl.cri.nz>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Mark Foster wrote:
>> >> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Shannon Skinner
>> <shannonsnz at gmail.com
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> Not trying to be dismissive here, but have you tried a google for
>> regex
>> >>> builders? There are a number of websites and freeware builders that
>> are
>> >>> great if you're a bit unsure about regexes. They even provide
>> visual
>> >>> feedback on what part of your expressions match what text.
>> >> Not at all! I am pressed for a bit of time with a client acually...
>> >> and NZLUG has been a great help to get sorted in a short timeframe!
>> >>
>> >> However - i take onboard what you said, didnt really think of
>> >> searching for that... so HAVE and just had a play with one online -
>> >> very cool. Will bookmark it for future use!
>> >>
>> >
>> > Actually, while i'm usually quick to point people at Google for
>> obvious
>> > questions, i've found the answers to this thread quite interesting
>> myself.
>> > ;-)
>> >
>> > We are a technical forum, so I have no problem with technical Q&A on
>> here,
>> > as long as it's not of the 'brutally obvious' variety.
>>
>> Agree. One can only google for things that one is aware of. I for one
>> have not come across the concept of regex builders, and would never have
>> thought of googling for such things. :-) Thanks Shannon!
>>
>> Johann
>>
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