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Lance 
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 Topic: RegEx to catch attachments with multiple extensions.Posted: 03 March 2004 at 3:46pm |
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Hello, I am trying to create a regex that would catch attachments with multiple extensions, ie file.zip.html. I have tried (.*?[.]{1})(.*?[.]{1}) and it works in the RegEx Test tab but in production I recieve errors in the log like: String matching error for (GCRNekit.pdf --and-- (.*?[.]{1})(.*?[.]{1})) : TRegExpr(comp): ParseReg Unmatched () (pos 10) Any RegEx gurus have a suggestions? Thanks LAnce |
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Desperado
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Posted: 03 March 2004 at 4:05pm |
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Lance, (.*?[.]{1})(.*?[.]{1}) should be inserted in the GUI as ((.*?[.]{1})(.*?[.]{1})) . The entire expression must ALLWAYS be inside a () pair but the () pair is not required by the RegEx test in the application. I did not test to see if the expression works however. Dan S. |
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Posted: 04 March 2004 at 12:57pm |
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Won't this also catch web address http://www.whatever.com? I am trying to learn about RegEx. Thanks
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Posted: 04 March 2004 at 6:32pm |
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Yes it will. I was not looking at the actual expression ... just the error. I have not even taken a look at what is needed to do what was intended. I was just trying to make sure that it is known that any expression needs to be inside a "()" pair. Regards, Dan S. |
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Posted: 04 March 2004 at 6:35pm |
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Hey ... but if the expression above is only looking at "Attachments" then it will block multi extensions and the fact that it will block a web URL doesn't matter because we are only looking at the attachment firld. Dan S. |
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