Well, the numbered list formatting got screwed up from step 8, but I think
the intent is clear.
On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 2:42:30 PM UTC-7 Rick Gordon wrote:
> The Find code should work based on your examples, but explaining it out:
>
> 1. (?:^\d+\.\h+)
> Starting at the beginning of the paragraph, any number of digits
> followed by a period and at least one space or tab
> Process and ignore. It will be replaced by MC followed by a tab. [ MC\t
> ]
> 2. ([^"\r]+)
> Anything but a straight quote or a return
> Will be preceded by a straight quote, followed by the captured text. [
> "\1 ]
> 3. ("?)
> One or no straight quotes
> Will be replaced by itself twice; so one quote will be replaced by two
> quotes and nothing will be replaced by nothing. [ \2\2 ]
> 4. ([^"\r]+)
> Same as #2 [ \3 ]
> 5. ("?)
> Same as #3 [ \4\4 ]
> 6. (.+)
> Anything else to the end of the paragraph.
> The captured text, followed by a straight quote [ \5" ]
> 7. \r\h+
> A return followed by at least one series of spaces or tabs
> Replaced by one tab [ \t ]
> 8.
>
>
> 1. (?:a\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h+
>
>
> 1. a. [ (?:a\)\h ] Lowercase "a" followed by a right paren and a
> space or tab;
> b. [ (?:[^{\r]+) ] Anything but a left brace or a return, up to the
> return;
> c. [ (\{C\})? ] One or zero instances of Capital "C" enclosed in
> curly braces;
> d. [ \r\h+ ] A return followed by one or more spaces or tabs.
> Process and ignore. It will be replaced by "Choice 1" followed by a
> tab, followed by "Incorrect", followed by the result of one or zero
> instances of Capital "C" enclosed in curly braces [ Choice
> 1\tIncorrect\6\t ]
> 2.
>
>
> 1. (?:b\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h+
>
>
> 1. For answer "b", analogous to the explanation in step 8 [ Choice
> 2\tIncorrect\7\t ]
> 2.
>
>
> 1. (?:c\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h+
>
>
> 1. For answer "c", analogous to the explanation in step 8 [ Choice
> 3\tIncorrect\8\t ]
> 2.
>
>
> 1. (?:d\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h*
>
>
> 1. For answer "d", analogous to the explanation in step 8, except for
> allowing for no spaces after the return, and not adding a final tab [
> Choice
> 4\tIncorrect\9
>
> ---------
>
> On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:01:49 AM UTC-7 anotherhoward wrote:
>
>> I pasted your first REGEX code and the relevant input into Pattern
>> Playground in both the Find and Replace sections and nothing is happening.
>> When I click Next, I just get a beep and am getting the message "No matches
>> found." I've checked everything and it matches what's in your post in this
>> forum. What could I be doing wrong?
>> Howard
>>
>> [image: Gordon REGEX (1).png]
>> On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 7:49:03 PM UTC-4 Rick Gordon wrote:
>>
>>> This will require two regexes, which could be set up as a text factory.
>>>
>>> The first will handle everything except for the Correct field. It is:
>>>
>>> --
>>> FIND:
>>> (?:^\d+\.\h+)([^"\r]+)("?)([^"\r]+)("?)(.+)\r\h+(?:a\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h+(?:b\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h+(?:c\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h+(?:d\)\h)(?:[^{\r]+)(\{C\})?\r\h*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> REPLACE:
>>> MC\t"\1\2\2\3\4\4\5"\tChoice 1\tIncorrect\6\tChoice
>>> 2\tIncorrect\7\tChoice 3\tIncorrect\8\tChoice 4\tIncorrect\9
>>> --
>>>
>>> That would change this:
>>>
>>> 1. Why is the "Description" component important when reflecting on
>>> sports?
>>> a) It helps you set future goals.
>>> b) It provides context and sets the stage for reflection.
>>> c) It summarizes the main lessons learned. {C}
>>> d) It assesses the positive and negative aspects.
>>>
>>> 2. Why is the "Evaluation" component important?
>>> a) This is choice one. {C}
>>> b) This is choice two.
>>> c) This is choice three.
>>> d) This is choice four.
>>>
>>> 10. Why is the "Analysis" component important?
>>> a) This is choice one.
>>> b) This is choice two.
>>> c) This is choice three.
>>> d) This is choice four. {C}
>>>
>>> …to this:
>>>
>>> MC "Why is the ""Description"" component important when reflecting on
>>> sports?" Choice 1 Incorrect Choice 2 Incorrect Choice 3
>>> Incorrect{C} Choice 4 Incorrect
>>> MC "Why is the ""Evaluation"" component important?" Choice 1
>>> Incorrect{C} Choice 2 Incorrect Choice 3 Incorrect Choice
>>> 4 Incorrect
>>> MC "Why is the ""Analysis"" component important?" Choice 1
>>> Incorrect Choice 2 Incorrect Choice 3 Incorrect Choice 4
>>> Incorrect{C}
>>> --
>>>
>>> Then, a second regex:
>>> --
>>> FIND:
>>> Incorrect\{C\}
>>>
>>> REPLACE:
>>> Correct
>>> --
>>>
>>> …would change the field for the correct answer.
>>>
>>> Rick Gordon
>>>
>>> On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 7:13:58 AM UTC-7 anotherhoward wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here is new input updated to indicate the correct answer {C} in each
>>>> multiple-choice question.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Why is the "Description" component important when reflecting on
>>>> sports?
>>>> a) It helps you set future goals.
>>>> b) It provides context and sets the stage for reflection.
>>>> c) It summarizes the main lessons learned. {C}
>>>>
>>>> d) It assesses the positive and negative aspects.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Why is the "Evaluation" component important?
>>>> a) This is choice one.
>>>> b) This is choice two. {C}
>>>>
>>>> c) This is choice three.
>>>> d) This is choice four.
>>>>
>>>> 10. Why is the "Analysis" component important?
>>>> a) This is choice one.
>>>> b) This is choice two.
>>>> c) This is choice three. {C}
>>>>
>>>> d) This is choice four.
>>>> On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 12:29:54 AM UTC-4 David G Wagner
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am not the best at regex, but the thought of how to indicate what
>>>>> was correct was really all I was offering. If no one comes forward with
>>>>> a
>>>>> solution, then would give it shot for you.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wags ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> WagsWorld
>>>>> Hebrews 4:15
>>>>> Ph(primary) : 408-914-1341 <(408)%20914-1341>
>>>>> Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 <(408)%20761-7391>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 13, 2023 at 15:38 -0700, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk <
>>>>> [email protected]>, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> David,
>>>>> That sounds like a viable solution. I'm open to that idea. Do I have
>>>>> to do anything to my submission for it to be done the way you suggested?
>>>>> Howard
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 6:08:55 PM UTC-4 David G Wagner
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That is still a lot of work on your end. Why not use a square bracket
>>>>>> or } as the correct answer then it should be handled in hopefully one
>>>>>> pass
>>>>>> and no one is doing extra work. Just thought…
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wags ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WagsWorld
>>>>>> Hebrews 4:15
>>>>>> Ph(primary) : 408-914-1341 <(408)%20914-1341>
>>>>>> Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 <(408)%20761-7391>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 13, 2023 at 11:55 -0700, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk <
>>>>>> [email protected]>, wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Bruce,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I misunderstood what was being asked and appreciate the time you put
>>>>>> into your response. I do have a separate answer file for each of my
>>>>>> tests.
>>>>>> Further, in the forum, l only underlined the correct answers’ text
>>>>>> because
>>>>>> I thought that was the information I was being asked for. My school’s
>>>>>> LMS
>>>>>> will grade the exams for me once I supply it with the correct answers,
>>>>>> which is easy for me to do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To make things easier here, as most of my tests contain no more than
>>>>>> 20 multiple-choice questions, for now, in the reformat, please just use
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> all the possible answers for each question (there are four, from
>>>>>> Choice 1 to Choice 4), the word “Incorrect.” Then, once I have the
>>>>>> code that will enable me to reformat a specific test’s questions, it
>>>>>> should
>>>>>> take me only a few minutes in BBEdit to change the correct answer in
>>>>>> each
>>>>>> question from “Incorrect” to “Correct.”
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please let me know if you have any questions about what I wrote.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Howard
>>>>>> On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 1:44:00 PM UTC-4 Bruce Van Allen
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> anotherhoward,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So you’re saying that the input text will have the correct answers
>>>>>>> for each question underlined?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This seems challenging:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * A regular expression will not detect text formatting such as
>>>>>>> underlining - in fact in plain text such as what we work with in
>>>>>>> BBEdit,
>>>>>>> there IS no underlining. Some word processors allow searching by text
>>>>>>> formatting; whether they’re scriptable I don’t know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * It’s your work :), but it seems tedious to have to manually
>>>>>>> underline or otherwise mark the correct answers for each of up to 99
>>>>>>> questions, especially if the only reason to do so is to help with this
>>>>>>> transformation. When I’ve built quizzes, the answers are in a separate
>>>>>>> index file that is programmatically accessible for grading quizzes;
>>>>>>> such a
>>>>>>> thing would also be useful for the kind of script that could transform
>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>> input into your desired output.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Answers_Quiz_016.txt
>>>>>>> Q A
>>>>>>> 1 a
>>>>>>> 2 c
>>>>>>> 3 a
>>>>>>> 4 d
>>>>>>> 5 c
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * I suppose this is also a matter of what control you have over the
>>>>>>> input - the set of questions and the knowledge/designation of the
>>>>>>> correct
>>>>>>> answers. Also, how frequently you have to do this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> More description?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> — Bruce
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> > On Sep 13, 2023, at 10:11 AM, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Bruce,
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Please look at my last response, and let me know if that’s
>>>>>>> provides the needed information.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Thanks,
>>>>>>> > Howard
>>>>>>> > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 1:06:21 PM UTC-4 Bruce Van
>>>>>>> Allen wrote:
>>>>>>> > Here’s what I think what Kevin is getting at: if you want a
>>>>>>> generalized method that works for every/any question, not just the
>>>>>>> three in
>>>>>>> your example, then that method has to know which answer to designate as
>>>>>>> correct.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > E.g., you’ve said there can be as many as 99 questions; which
>>>>>>> answer for question 3 would be the correct one? For question 4? etc.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > There’s nothing in image 1 (the input) that indicates whether a),
>>>>>>> b), c), or d) is the correct answer for each question.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > — Bruce
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > > On Sep 13, 2023, at 9:55 AM, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > Kevin,
>>>>>>> > > Is this of help? I’ve underlined the correct answers in the
>>>>>>> input.
>>>>>>> > > Howard
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > Here is the input in text format:
>>>>>>> > > 1. Why is the "Description" component important when reflecting
>>>>>>> on sports?
>>>>>>> > > a) It helps you set future goals.
>>>>>>> > > b) It provides context and sets the stage for reflection.
>>>>>>> > > c) It summarizes the main lessons learned.
>>>>>>> > > d) It assesses the positive and negative aspects.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > 2. Why is the "Evaluation" component important?
>>>>>>> > > a) This is choice one.
>>>>>>> > > b) This is choice two.
>>>>>>> > > c) This is choice three.
>>>>>>> > > d) This is choice four.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > 10. Why is the "Analysis" component important?
>>>>>>> > > a) This is choice one.
>>>>>>> > > b) This is choice two.
>>>>>>> > > c) This is choice three.
>>>>>>> > > d) This is choice four.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:51:46 PM UTC-4
>>>>>>> anotherhoward wrote:
>>>>>>> > > Kevin,
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > The correct answers are shown in Image 2.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > Here are the correct answers:
>>>>>>> > > Question 1: C
>>>>>>> > > Question 2: B
>>>>>>> > > Question 3: C
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > HowardOn Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12:34:59 PM UTC-4
>>>>>>> Kevin Shay wrote:
>>>>>>> > > How do you know which answer is correct for each question?
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 11:32 AM 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk
>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> > > The image below (IMAGE 1) shows a sample of the original format
>>>>>>> of the multiple choice questions I need to convert into another format.
>>>>>>> As
>>>>>>> there could be from 10-99 of them, I made the third sample #10 so that
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> has a double-digit number.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > If the solution can be presented in REGEX, that would be
>>>>>>> helpful; however, I am open to other solutions.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > Howard
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > IMAGE 1
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > The image after this one (IMAGE 2) shows how I need the first
>>>>>>> image's contents reformatted.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > Here is the input in text format:
>>>>>>> > > 1. Why is the "Description" component important when reflecting
>>>>>>> on sports?
>>>>>>> > > a) It helps you set future goals.
>>>>>>> > > b) It provides context and sets the stage for reflection.
>>>>>>> > > c) It summarizes the main lessons learned.
>>>>>>> > > d) It assesses the positive and negative aspects.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > 2. Why is the "Evaluation" component important?
>>>>>>> > > a) This is choice one.
>>>>>>> > > b) This is choice two.
>>>>>>> > > c) This is choice three.
>>>>>>> > > d) This is choice four.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > 10. Why is the "Analysis" component important?
>>>>>>> > > a) This is choice one.
>>>>>>> > > b) This is choice two.
>>>>>>> > > c) This is choice three.
>>>>>>> > > d) This is choice four.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > Here is how I need the first image's contents reformatted.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > IMAGE 2
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > > In the reformat:
>>>>>>> > > 1. Each item starts with "MC."
>>>>>>> > > 2. Immediately after "MC" is the multiple-choice question.
>>>>>>> > > 3. Then, for each item, there are the four possible answers,
>>>>>>> from "Choice 1" to "Choice 4."
>>>>>>> > > 5. Each possible answer is followed by "Correct" (once) and
>>>>>>> "Incorrect" (three times), with the position of "Correct" varying.
>>>>>>> > > 6. Each of an item's components except its last one needs to be
>>>>>>> followed by a TAB press. The last one in each item is followed by a
>>>>>>> RETURN.
>>>>>>> > >
>>>>>>> > >
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