On 3/7/2011 11:40 AM, Barney Boisvert wrote:

Well, I'm not really looking for a new XML parser at this time as 
ColdFusion is not expected to parse the file.  I am only trying to clean 
up an example, demonstration file that the can then be used for other 
testing purposes.

> Specifically one that supports lookahead and lookbehind to anchor
> yourself.

Ok, but I can not see how to use lookahead (which does exist without 
going into the Java) or lookbehind to do what I need.  As best as I can 
tell, those would be great to get some of the numbers, if there where 
non-digit characters in the string.  But I do not see how to match the 
ENTIRE string, IF one or more of the characters in the string are a 
character.

I.E.

<tag>19984798</tag>  NOT a match.
<tag>18435A89</tag> IS a match, return 18435A89.
<tag>Z8457920</tag> IS a match, return Z845792.
<tag>7493841-</tag> IS a match, return 7493841-
ETC.


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