no, that puts just $1 in there, it doesnt fill it in... am I doing something wrong?
<cfset out = REreplace(out, "('[^']*')", "<strong class=""paren"">$1</strong>", "all") /> On 9/21/05, Barney Boisvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try REreplace(sql, "('[^']*')", "<strong>$1</strong>", "all") > > That says find an apsotrophe, followed by any number of non-apostrophe > characters, and then another apostrophe and replace it with itself, > surrounded by STRONG tags. > > cheers, > barneyb > > On 9/21/05, Ryan Guill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hey guys, > > > > not ever really used regex much except for really simple cases. But > > have a question about it now. > > > > Lets say I have the following sql code: > > > > SELECT * FROM sometable WHERE this = 'this string' > > > > and I want to replace the single quotes AND its contents with the same > > things only surrounded by <strong> tags. so take the string above, > > look for single quotes and make it like this: > > > > SELECT * FROM sometable WHERE this = <strong>'this string'</strong> > > > > (thats not exactly what I want to do, but close enough.) > > > > how would you go about doing this with rereplacenocase? is it even > > possible? all examples I see are looking for a regex that can have > > wildcards in the middle etc, but how to take what you find and wrap > > it? > > > > thanks, > > -- > > Ryan Guill > > BlueEyesDevelopment > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.ryanguill.com > > (270) 217.2399 > > -- > Barney Boisvert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 360.319.6145 > http://www.barneyb.com/ > > Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:218846 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54