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-----Original Message----- From: Ryan Guill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 2:28 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: ReReplaceNoCase yeah, the \1 works. Now, how can I do the same thing, only this time looking for ( and ) surrounding the text? My first attempts havent worked... On 9/21/05, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think he meant \1 not $1 > > Rick > > Ryan Guill wrote: > > 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:4:218857 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