On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:57:19 -0500, FlashMX wrote:
>On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:53:30 -0800, John W. Krahn wrote:
>
>>John W. Krahn wrote:
>>> FlashMX wrote:
>>>
>>>> I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm
>>>> reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently
>>>> I'm looking for...
>>>>
>>>> if (/00000 set/) { ...etc.
>>>>
>>>> Because the "000000" can change to different numbers (but always 6
>>>> figures which could include a period) how can I do a wildcard search?
>>>>
>>>> For example I also need to search for ".00000". Or it could also be
>>>> ".45306" or "123456" etc.
>>>>
>>>> if (/WILDCARD set/) { ...etc.
>>>
>>> If the decimal point will always be at the beginning of the number:
>>>
>>> /(?:\.\d{5}|\d{6}) set/
>>
>>Or:
>>
>>/[.\d]\d{5} set/
>>
>>
>
>Not sure if the decimal would always be at the beginning. I guess I have to
>take into considering it could fall at the beginning, middle or even the end.
>
I tried to search for the word "test" followed by a wordspace and a return then
the text 123456 text
test
123456 set
Whats wrong with the syntax?
if (/test ^\123456 set/) {
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