[SOLVED] Syntax problem. Regexp with "

[MikeP]

Hi. This might be easy but I can't seem to find the answer.

I'm parsing a file to get such strings : <TD><blhalbhal><A HREF="subdir/blahblah.htm"> </TD>

Then I need to use StringRegExp to search for the HREF="subdir/ characters. My problem is I can't write this :

$test = StringRegExp($string, "A HREF="subdir/", 0)

because the " after the = is finishing the parameter... I don't know if I'm clear or not but If you understood and know how to do this I'd be glad that you'd show me as I'm clueless till now....

Thanks !

Edited May 31, 2008 by MikeP

[Jos]

Not sure I understand what you want accomplish but is this what you mean?

$string = '<TD><blhalbhal><A HREF="subdir/blahblah.htm"> </TD>'
$array = StringRegExp($string, 'A HREF="(.*?)"', 3)
for $i = 0 to UBound($array) - 1
    msgbox(0, "RegExp Test with Option 3 - " & $i, $array[$i])
Next

[MikeP]

well I think I asked too fast. I found the answer. To search for " without having to type it (since it would be wrong syntaxically speaking..because it ends the string to test) I had to use the ASCII code which is 042 for the " .. and in regexps it's written like this \### ascii code in octal thus :

wrong :

$test = StringRegExp($string, "A HREF="subdir/", 0)oÝ÷ Ú¸ Ö®¶­sbb33c·FW7BÒ7G&æu&VtWb33c·7G&ærÂgV÷C´$TcÒb3#²b3C³C'7V&F"ògV÷C²Â

Edited May 31, 2008 by MikeP

[SmOke_N]

$test = StringRegExp($string, 'A HREF="subdir/"')
If ($test) Then MsgBox(64, "Info", "Sub Directory Exists.")

[MikeP]

$test = StringRegExp($string, 'A HREF="subdir/"')
If ($test) Then MsgBox(64, "Info", "Sub Directory Exists.")

well for that case your solution works but I also had such strings to test :

java script:function("blabh"),'test','200')

so .. ASCII is mandatory here since there are " and ' in the string to test

or it would come to be quite awful syntax with such thing like :

StringRegExp($string, 'java script:function("blahblah"),'&"'test','200')")

horrible

Edited May 31, 2008 by MikeP

[SmOke_N]

well for that case your solution works but I also had such strings to test :

java script:function("blabh"),'test','200')

so .. ASCII is mandatory here since there are " and ' in the string to test

Since we have the ability to concatenate strings, the ASCII is not mandatory, but if it is your preference that is fine as well .

[Jos]

well for that case your solution works but I also had such strings to test :

java script:function("blabh"),'test','200')

so .. ASCII is mandatory here since there are " and ' in the string to test

Not really: Just double them up like:

' java script:function("blabh"),''test'',''200'')'

Jos

Edited May 31, 2008 by Jos

[MikeP]

well that's what I typed in my previous post

but I prefer using ASCIIs

Edited May 31, 2008 by MikeP