I've no experience with RegEx in coldfusion but I've done this in Linux before now:
cat file_with_emails | sed 's/ *(.*)//; s/>.*//; s/.*[:<] *//' > email_list.txt does exactly what you're after assuming there is an email address like you've described on each line - James > -----Original Message----- > From: Ryan Sabir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 2:49 PM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Reg expression help > > > > What happens when my friend at a *.net address needs to be processed? > > I would think that the expression would need to "get everything > between the < and the >", but I'm not sure how to write it... > > I should have said.. this is for cleaning out a database where the > email addresses have been stored with the name in the same field, so > expect .net, .org, entries as well. > > thanks! > > Friday, April 30, 2004, 2:46:21 PM, you wrote: > > TF> <cfset result = reFindNoCase("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", string, 1, "true")> > TF> <cfdump var="#result#"> > TF> I think that regex will do, use mid to retrieve the string. > > TF> -----Original Message----- > TF> From: Ryan Sabir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > TF> Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 2:40 PM > TF> To: CFAussie Mailing List > TF> Subject: [cfaussie] Reg expression help > > > TF> Can someone give me the regular expression that will grab just the > TF> email address out of a string that looks like this: > > TF> Ryan Sabir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > TF> I want to end up with > > TF> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > TF> Should I be using REFind or REReplace for this? > > TF> i had a few goes, but didn't get it working.... :( > > TF> thanks... > > TF> ----------------------- > TF> Ryan Sabir > TF> Newgency Pty Ltd > TF> 2a Broughton St > TF> Paddington 2021 > TF> Sydney, Australia > TF> Ph (02) 9331 2133 > TF> Fax (02) 9331 5199 > TF> Mobile: 0411 512 454 > TF> http://www.newgency.com/index.cfm?referer=rysig > > > TF> --- > TF> You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TF> To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > TF> MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > TF> http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > TF> --- > TF> You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TF> To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > TF> MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > TF> http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > ----------------------- > Ryan Sabir > Newgency Pty Ltd > 2a Broughton St > Paddington 2021 > Sydney, Australia > Ph (02) 9331 2133 > Fax (02) 9331 5199 > Mobile: 0411 512 454 > http://www.newgency.com/index.cfm?referer=rysig > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
