sshrum Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'm writing a script to rename JPG files based on their EXIF data. I've discovered that Samsung has added additional ASCII chars into the string and I (never having to deal with these types of chars in the past) need to get some advise on how to deal with these. The original thread that discovered these hidden ASCII chars is here: The timestamp I get is '6/17/2011 6:12 PM' that I run thru a StringSplit with "/ :" however, I can't run evaulations on the strings since the non-printing ASCII codes are throwing the results off. This is what I discovered when I converted the string data to ASCII:String, Stringlen: 2, Data: >?6< - 8206 - 54String, Stringlen: 3, Data: >?17< - 8206 - 49 - 55String, Stringlen: 5, Data: >?2011< - 8206 - 50 - 48 - 49 - 49String, Stringlen: 3, Data: >??6< - 8207 - 8206 - 54String, Stringlen: 2, Data: >12< - 49 - 50String, Stringlen: 2, Data: >PM< - 80 - 77Is there a way I can one-line a regex expression on the string (pre-stringsplit) to strip out the 8206 and 8207s painlessly?TIA Sean Shrum :: http://www.shrum.net All my published AU3-based apps and utilities 'Make it idiot-proof, and someone will make a better idiot' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted November 11, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 11, 2011 sshrum,This might be too simple a solution, but I do not see why it should not work in removing unwanted characters. This SRER removes everything in the string other than digits, forward slashes, spaces, colons, and the letters "APM" (in upper and lower case). So you should get the basic string you want to StringSplit: $sStringStripped = StringRegExpReplace($sString, "(?i)[^d/x20:APM]", "")Any luck? M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchd Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Filter those pesky Unicode non-chars out on your input string: Local $fixed = StringRegexpReplace($inp, "[^d/ :APM]", "") Arg, eagles type faster! This wonderful site allows debugging and testing regular expressions (many flavors available). An absolute must have in your bookmarks.Another excellent RegExp tutorial. Don't forget downloading your copy of up-to-date pcretest.exe and pcregrep.exe hereRegExp tutorial: enough to get startedPCRE v8.33 regexp documentation latest available release and currently implemented in AutoIt beta. SQLitespeed is another feature-rich premier SQLite manager (includes import/export). Well worth a try.SQLite Expert (freeware Personal Edition or payware Pro version) is a very useful SQLite database manager.An excellent eBook covering almost every aspect of SQLite3: a must-read for anyone doing serious work.SQL tutorial (covers "generic" SQL, but most of it applies to SQLite as well)A work-in-progress SQLite3 tutorial. Don't miss other LxyzTHW pages!SQLite official website with full documentation (may be newer than the SQLite library that comes standard with AutoIt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted November 11, 2011 Moderators Share Posted November 11, 2011 jchd, Bonjour, mon brave! M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshrum Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Perfect. Thanks. Sean Shrum :: http://www.shrum.net All my published AU3-based apps and utilities 'Make it idiot-proof, and someone will make a better idiot' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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