stringregexp not working

[dwaynek]

here's a simple script that i can't get working:

 

$a="1232ssni123.mp4"
$result=StringRegExp($a,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3-4}\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)",0)
msgbox(0,"",$result)

it should match and produce a result of 1 but it doesn't. what am i doing wrong?

[iamtheky]

you need to say 3 letters for sure, and then maybe one other.  I think that range is the only issue, you could do it like so instead:

$a="1232ssni123.mp4"
$b="1232ssn123.wmv"
$c="1232ss123.wmv" ; negative test not enough letters
$d="1232ssni123.wma" ; negative test extension

msgbox(0,"",StringRegExp($a,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3}[A-Za-z]*\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)"))
msgbox(0,"",StringRegExp($b,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3}[A-Za-z]*\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)"))
msgbox(0,"",StringRegExp($c,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3}[A-Za-z]*\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)"))
msgbox(0,"",StringRegExp($d,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3}[A-Za-z]*\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)"))

 

Edited January 21, 2018 by iamtheky

[dwaynek]

thanks! so the range is a bug or something not supported? was driving me crazy. thanks for finding it.

[iamtheky]

well no, according to the help file you could have also just exchanged your dash for a comma

$a="1232ssni123.mp4"
$b="1232ssn123.mp4"

msgbox(0,"",StringRegExp($a,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3,4}\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)"))
msgbox(0,"",StringRegExp($b,"\d{4}[A-Za-z]{3,4}\d{3}\.(avi|mp4|wmv|mkv)"))

 

[dwaynek]

ohhh silly me, i dunno where i got the idea the dash was for range. thanks again!