The filter command has had a ‘with[out] regex’ form for a long time - so I’d use a regex instead :)
(I’m pretty sure [ ] is a set of characters to match, rather than a list of sub strings, in wildcard expressions) Warmest Regards, Mark. Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Oct 2023, at 17:19, David Glasgow via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I am doing the above and struggling with an oddity that I can’t find guidance > on on Livecode or wider wildcard stuff > > A simple example is I am searching text messages for 'with you' or 'with u’ > > so I use the wildcard form > > *with [you,u]* > > That finds all examples of both just fine. However, it also finds ‘with > unlimited cheese’ and 'with us’, ‘with yours’ etc. so I want a space after > both u > > When I put two spaces inside the square brackets after each string, the > search still works but spaces seem to be ignored (so still finds the above > resamples I don’t want). > > If I put a single space after the brackets the first bracketed string is > ignored and the filter only finds “with u “ > > Hope someone can help me stop pulling my baffled face > > Cheers > > David Glasgow > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
