I was using an older version of Rakudo (2023.05).
With a newer version Rakudo (2024.09-01) you now have to `>>.Str` hyper or
`.map(*.Str)` map to a string.
(I've also added a call to `@AltArray.elems.say`, at the end):
~$
/Users/admin/rakudo/rakudo-2024.09/rakudo-moar-2024.09-01-macos-arm64-clang/bin/raku
-e ' \
my Str $AltClickHere = lines[0]; \
my @AltArray = ($AltClickHere ~~ m:g/ <?before download > .*? <?before \> |
\h+ > /)>>.Str; \
.put for @AltArray; @AltArray.elems.say' todd_test.txt
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
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~$
/Users/admin/rakudo/rakudo-2024.09/rakudo-moar-2024.09-01-macos-arm64-clang/bin/raku
-e ' \
my Str $AltClickHere = lines[0]; \
my @AltArray = $AltClickHere.match(:global, / <?before download > .*?
<?before \> | \h+ > /)>>.Str; \
.put for @AltArray; @AltArray.elems.say' todd_test.txt
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
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~$
/Users/admin/rakudo/rakudo-2024.09/rakudo-moar-2024.09-01-macos-arm64-clang/bin/raku
-e ' \
my Str $AltClickHere = lines[0]; my @AltArray; \
@AltArray.push: $_ for $AltClickHere.match(:global, / <?before download >
.*? <?before \> | \h+ > /)>>.Str; \
.put for @AltArray; @AltArray.elems.say' todd_test.txt
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
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HTH, Bill.
> On Jan 11, 2025, at 02:22, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
> <perl6-us...@perl.org> wrote:
>
> On 1/11/25 2:20 AM, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
>> On 1/11/25 2:17 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>> On 1/10/25 9:35 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 10, 2025, at 17:50, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <perl6-
>>>>>> us...@perl.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am scratching my head trying to figure out how to cut
>>>>>> up this long line;
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'><div
>>>>>> class="img bz2"></div><div class="name"><div class="file fs-1-2
>>>>>> bold">betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2</div><div
>>>>>> class="data upper size fs-0-7"><span class="bold">Size:</span>
>>>>>> 80.26<span class="fs-0-8 bold">MB</span></div><div class="data upper
>>>>>> modified fs-0-7"><span class="bold">Last modified:</span> Tue. January
>>>>>> 7th, 2025 - 10:54pm</div></div></a></div><div class="block"><a
>>>>>> href="LinuxArchive/betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en- US.linux-
>>>>>> x86_64.tar.bz2" class="bz2" download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-
>>>>>> US.linux- x86_64.tar.bz2'><div class="img bz2"></div><div
>>>>>> class="name"><div class="file fs-1-2 bold">betterbird-128.6.0esr-
>>>>>> bb20.en-US.linux- x86_64.tar.bz2</div><div class="data upper size
>>>>>> fs-0-7"><span class="bold">Size:</span> 80.04<span class="fs-0-8
>>>>>> bold">MB</ span></ div><div class="data upper modified fs-0-7"><span
>>>>>> class="bold">Last modified:</span> Tue. January 7th, 2025 - 10:42pm</
>>>>>> div></div></a></ div><div class="block"><a href="LinuxArchive/
>>>>>> betterbird-128.6.0esr- bb20.es-AR.linux- x86_64.tar.bz2" class="bz2"
>>>>>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr- bb20.es-AR.linux- x86_64.tar.bz2'><div
>>>>>> class="img bz2"></div><div class="name"><div class="file fs-1-2
>>>>>> bold">betterbird-128.6.0esr- bb20.es-AR.linux- x86_64.tar.bz2</div>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I want to come out of it is an array of stings starting
>>>>>> at "download" and ending at ">" or "<"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>>>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>>>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-
>>>>>> x86_64.tar.bz2'x86_64.tar.bz2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>>> -T
>>>>
>>>> On 1/10/25 8:59 PM, William Michels via perl6-users wrote:
>>>> > Hi Todd,
>>>> >
>>>> > ~$ raku -ne 'put $/.join("\n") if m:g/ <?before download> .*? <? before
>>>> > \> | \h+ > /;' todd_test.txt
>>>> > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>> > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>> > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>> >
>>>> > See: https://docs.raku.org/syntax/%24%2F <https://docs.raku.org/ syntax/
>>>> > %24%2F>
>>>> > See: https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Lookahead_assertions
>>>> > <https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Lookahead_assertions>
>>>> >
>>>> > OR:
>>>> >
>>>> > ~$ raku -ne 'put $/.join("\n") if m:g/ <( download .*? )> [ \> |
>>>> > \h+ ] /;' todd_test.txt
>>>> > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>> > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>> > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>>>> >
>>>> > See: https://docs.raku.org/language/ regexes#Capture_markers:_%3C(_)%3E
>>>> > <https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Capture_markers:_%3C(_)%3E>
>>>> >
>>>> > Let me know if this is part of a larger script, how you're obtaining the
>>>> > input line(s), etc., if you need more guidance.
>>>> >
>>>> > HTH,
>>>> >
>>>> > Bill.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> I will not have the time to do any programming till maybe
>>>> Sunday, so I will not have a chance till then to test
>>>> this out.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, this is a simplification of a much larger program.
>>>> The line in question is
>>>>
>>>> line 379
>>>> view-source:https://www.betterbird.eu/downloads/index.php
>>>>
>>>> The YUGE run on line. (I hate when they do that.)
>>>>
>>>> I am having a problem figuring out how to get your example
>>>> into an array of strings.
>>>>
>>>> The long line will reside in
>>>> my Str $AltClickHere;
>>>>
>>>> And the resulting array will reside in
>>>> my @AltArray
>>>>
>>>> Would you mind showing me how to do that whilst I wait
>>>> for some free time?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> -T
>>>
>>> my Str $AltClickHere = "";
>>> my @AltArray;
>>>
>>> @AltArray = $AltClickHere ~~ m:g/ <?before ^ | download > .*? <?before \> |
>>> \h+ > /; .put for @AltArray;
>>>
>>> Type check failed for an element of @AltArray; expected Str but got Match
>>> (Match.new(:orig("dow...)
>> I tool out the "Str" from my array declaration . Now I
>> am getting
>> Too many positionals passed; expected 1 argument but got 2
>
>
> Got it!
>
> I took out the .put
>
> @AltArray = $AltClickHere ~~ m:g/ <?before ^ | download > .*? <?before \> |
> \h+ > /; # .put for @AltArray;
>
> Thank you!!!!
> -T
>
>
