https://www.pcre.org/ for z/OS
On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM David Crayford <00000595a051454b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > If only there were a Rexx PCRE2 command processor for TSO REXX. The > challenge with regular expressions, especially in Perl, which is arguably > one of the least maintainable programming languages, is how quickly they > devolve into an unmanageable mess. PEG parsers, on the other hand, are far > more structured than regex engines and are easier to comprehend since they > can be broken down into components. For the Python enthusiasts, here’s a > good PEG parser library: https://github.com/erikrose/parsimonious > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > > PCRE2 has quite a bit more than ECMAscript. > > > > -- > > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי > > נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf > > of David Crayford <00000595a051454b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 8:24 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: Pipes > > > > External Message: Use Caution > > > > > > There is already a package for REXX regular expressions. It uses ECMAScript > > grammar which is not far off PCRE https://github.com/daveyc/RTK. > > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM Farley, Peter < > > 0000031df298a9da-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > > I would think that an open-source/CBT MetalC version based on an existing > > > open-source non-Z implementation should be eminently achievable. Not > > > trivial mind you, but achievable. > > > > > > As for multi-platform, I believe that ooRexx already supports regex, > > > although the oorexx.org website does not want to let me view the > > > documentation (gets 404 for all the HTML and PDF doc links on page > > > > > https://secure-web.cisco.com/1FwbPE-3TskFsKME-Ue93bo3jzhcr6xrPy8wHnJcS3RpgcKj-9xVvqauYakkzOm-m3vQjDtpdj1F7hKu9dJOozabs0iPF_RnRurjl1XvMqrKIVQ5nzBLp5HyhKISIvu1lzBcT0M4d9NrF4ehN8PUIrtbKSr9xRughjGvWHt4ogzpeVvXbqeiKGOk3UZ39kVVKhtcm5aAstn09c8ikBosa1ZzH6llIJbfk2G62qxsCtqheDzdD8eM2bjAYlGYmWiqoIIMTJVmwjmGKcAXQkLg9q0ExIwn8w2dlDjk5myVc1CkV9W5t81meRVKO2tps0IddUZNC88kGihxpx-5AxDuFLJNNiODG_V6wuJTXRMpxWvr8EgISSEDpnWGechvguYc2pJpNX432HezhugnO9r6tZcwUQJRvh3INYiK9V6oFnbE/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oorexx.org%2Fdocs%2F > > in both FireFox and Chrome). > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > > > Of Paul Gilmartin > > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 1:36 PM > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > Subject: Re: Pipes > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:19:35 -0600, Lionel B Dyck wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A decent, open-source, alternative would be wonderful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > That would be of greatest value if it were multi-platform. > > > > > > > > > > > > And supported regular expressions. I once argued for that, > > > > > > and John Hartmann replied that wold depend on a HLASM > > > > > > implementation of reges. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > > > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and > > confidential. > > > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an > > authorized > > > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > > any > > > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > > > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > > > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
