Thanks Kay, I came across regExhibit a couple of days ago and it's been my main learning tool. Before that I was using a very similar tool at http://www.gskinner.com/RegExr/. One thing I liked about that is that it allows you to save regexs with descriptions of what they do
Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also, I recommend the free RegExhibit: > http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25327/regexhibit > > It has nice Help documentation, which because I use regex so > infrequently, quickly reminds me of the syntax I need to use. Put some > example data in the bottom pane, start entering your regex syntax in > the top and you'll quickly know if you are on the right track or not. > Also, MOST IMPORTANTLY, LC uses pcregrep NOT the standard Unix grep, > therefore there are differences and so a command that works on the > command line with grep might not function with LC's pcregrep. > RegExhibit on the other hand uses Perl to do it's thing, which is what > the P in pcregrep stands for. So far I've never had a regex pattern > I've tested in RegExhibit not work in LC - and that's what I always > do, build it in RegExhibit and then Copy & Paste into LC. > _______________________________________________ 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
