If you don't want to write a regex loop, you can also use regex with filter. I haven't done speed comparisons though.
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Quentin Long <cub...@aol.com> wrote: > sez Gregory Lypny: > > Thank you for the tips on string pattern matching. I?m > > used to Mathematica?s string pattern syntax, which is > > probably built on regex, but I can see the similarities in > > your nice examples, particularly the using of > > alternatives [Joe|Anges]. While Mathematica?s string > > functions are insanely extensive and their implementation > > far more powerful that those in LiveCode, they can > > become arbitrarily slow if used repeatedly in loops, and > > unfortunately, my procedure requires repeating the > > functions over tens of thousands of files. That is why I > > want to build an alternative procedure in LiveCode. > Hold it. You're saying you don't want to use regex in *LiveCode* because a > more-complex feature is too slow in *Mathematica*? I'm not sure how to > connect those dots, myself. Why not give regex in LiveCode a shot anyway? > > "Bewitched" + "Charlie's Angels" - Charlie = "At Arm's Length" > > Read the webcomic at [ http://www.atarmslength.net ]! > > If you like "At Arm's Length", support it at [ > http://www.patreon.com/DarkwingDude ]. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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