[solved] RegExp hate me :(

[Qualitybit]

I have a string containing a long text. Within the text are scattered informations within several pairs of parantheses '()'. So I need only this one pair of parantheses, which NOT contains numbers or a '*'.

In short: I want the parantheses only containing letters and NOT the other parantheses containing letters, numbers or a '*'.

RegExp starts to hate me at the very early beginning, where I try at a first step to extract the whole pairs of parantheses...

EDIT - example:

1. design #1365 (72$) (*)

2. design #2437 (59$) (in stock)

3. design #3424 (29$) (*)

(* means not available at the moment)

for in ...

IF stringregexp ($row[$i], "magic regexp proof if "()" with only letters in it exist", 0) THEN

$avail[$ii] = $row[$i]

next

101011

Edited July 9, 2007 by Qualitybit

[SmOke_N]

I have a string containing a long text. Within the text are scattered informations within several pairs of parantheses '()'. So I need only this one pair of parantheses, which NOT contains numbers or a '*'.

In short: I want the parantheses only containing letters and NOT the other parantheses containing letters, numbers or a '*'.

RegExp starts to hate me at the very early beginning, where I try at a first step to extract the whole pairs of parantheses...

101011

An example string, the code you've attempted, and the output you desire (written) would make more sense then what you have.

Edit:

This is how I'm understanding your question:

#include <array.au3>
$sString = '(((abcd)))'
$aArray = StringRegExp($sString, '(?s)(?i)\(+(.*?)\)', 3)
_ArrayDisplay($aArray)

Edited July 9, 2007 by SmOke_N

[/dev/null]

An example string, the code you've attempted, and the output you desire (written) would make more sense then what you have.

Edit:

This is how I'm understanding your question:

#include <array.au3>
$sString = '(((abcd)))'
$aArray = StringRegExp($sString, '(?s)(?i)\(+(.*?)\)', 3)
_ArrayDisplay($aArray)

I suggest this one ;-))

#include <array.au3>

$text = "Hi, I don't know how to (post) a proper (problem) description, thus (345) people have to guess what I'm talking about (f***)"
$regexp = "(\([^\*\d]*?\))"

$result = StringRegExp($text,$regexp,3)

_ArrayDisplay($result)

Cheers

Kurt

Edited July 9, 2007 by /dev/null

[SmOke_N]

I suggest this one ;-))

#include <array.au3>

$text = "Hi, I don't know how to (post) a proper (problem) description, thus (345) people have to guess what I'm talking about (f***)"
$regexp = "(\([^\*\d]*?\))"

$result = StringRegExp($text,$regexp,3)

_ArrayDisplay($result)

Cheers

Kurt

Wouldn't it just be:

$regexp = '(?s)\(\w+\)'

?

Edit:

NVM, didn't notice that the area could have a "space" , I only read he wanted the areas with only regular characters.

Edited July 9, 2007 by SmOke_N

[Qualitybit]

Wouldn't it just be:

$regexp = '(?s)\(\w+\)'

?

Problem solved!

THX to all contriputors!

101011 ...a few years aged

[SmOke_N]

Problem solved!

THX to all contriputors!

101011 ...a few years aged

I think this is more what you want if you want spaces as well.

$regexp = '(?s)\((\w+\s*)+\)'

[/dev/null]

Wouldn't it just be:

$regexp = '(?s)\(\w+\)'

?

Edit:

NVM, didn't notice that the area could have a "space" , I only read he wanted the areas with only regular characters.

what happens if the text contains some special characters, like !,;./: etc? Like this: "N/A"

[SmOke_N]

what happens if the text contains some special characters, like !,;./: etc? Like this: "N/A"

SOL?

[/dev/null]

SOL?

SOL?

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

\([^\*\$0-9]*\)

So long,

Mega

[SmOke_N]

SOL?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sol

Edit:

Hi,

\([^\*\$0-9]*\)

So long,

Mega

That looks right mega... I'd do the (?s) though...

$regexp = '(?s)\([^\*\$\d]*\)'

Edited July 9, 2007 by SmOke_N

[Xenobiologist]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sol

Edit:

That looks right mega... I'd do the (?s) though...

$regexp = '(?s)\([^\*\$\d]*\)'

HI,

matching newline. Maybe it can be useful. So what ...

So long,

Mega

[/dev/null]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sol

nice ...