StringRegExp Question

[Capel 0]

I want to parse some text using StringRegExp. Here is my text:

SMITH,A H00005207 HT: 165 WT: 61. .1 235 cm Kg AGE/SEX: 27/F BSA: 1.68 LOC m2 R/B : W5TH :

Here is my code:

$chars = FileRead($hFile)

$sPTnum = StringRegExp($chars,"H[0-9]{8}")

ConsoleWrite("error:" & @error & @CRLF)

ConsoleWrite("PTnum: " & $sPTnum & @CRLF)

The problem is that the RegExp does not return a match. If I use a tool like Expresso to test the RegExp it works fine. What am I doing wrong?

[Authenticity 12]

Read the function description in the help file. If the function succeeded and the third parameter is not 0 the return value is an array of matches where $sPTnum[0] is the first match or the first capturing parentheses.

$sPTnum = StringRegExp($chars,"H[0-9]{8}", 1) ; 1 to return the match.
If Not @error Then ConsoleWrite("PTnum: " & $sPTnum[0] & @CRLF)

Edited November 17, 2009 by Authenticity

[Capel 0]

Thanks. I had read the description and tried accessing the array, but I was still not getting a match. The problem was with my text. It is generated via OCR and there O's where there should have been 0's and thus no match.

[SmOke_N 201]

#include <Array.au3> ; For Array display only

Global $s_fread = FileRead("File")
Global $a_data = StringRegExp($s_fread, "\w((?:o|O|\d){8})", 3)
; Fix Bad Char(s)
For $i = 0 To UBound($a_data) - 1
    $a_data[$i] = StringReplace($a_data[$i], "o", "0")
Next

_ArrayDisplay($a_data)

Edited November 17, 2009 by SmOke_N
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[Capel 0]

#include <Array.au3> ; For Array display only

Global $s_fread = FileRead("File")
Global $a_data = StringRegExp($s_fread, "\w((?:o|O|\d){8})", 3)
; Fix Bad Char(s)
For $i = 0 To UBound($a_data) - 1
    $a_data[$i] = StringReplace($a_data[$i], "o", "0")
Next

_ArrayDisplay($a_data)

Smoken, this is a great idea.