The filter command has had a ‘with[out] regex’ form for a long time - so I’d
use a regex instead :)
(I’m pretty sure [ ] is a set of characters to match, rather than a list of sub
strings, in wildcard expressions)
Warmest Regards,
Mark.
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> On 30 Oct 2023, at 17:19, David
I think that matchText is what you are looking for.
I have a proof stack which I shall upload to the forums, as obviously
this is not possible here:
https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7=38698
Best, Richmond Mathewson.
On 30.10.23 19:17, David Glasgow via use-livecode wrote:
Hi
Oddly enough a matchChunk expression with "with you$" pulls out all the
'with you' stuff and excludes this sort of thing: 'with youthful
naivety' . . . which is marvellous
But a matchChunk expression with "with u$" catches nothing!
On 30.10.23 20:11, Craig Newman via use-livecode wrote:
Have
OK: well I had a bash with a set like this:
with unlimited cheese
with you
with u
with udders clagged with glaur
with youthful naivety
and your filter grabbed all of them. :(
I tried this:
with"with [you, u,]*"
and got the same.
On reading in the dictionary I found this:
filtertVar
Have not played with a method of keeping it all in one line. But can you filter
twice, storing the first result and then running it again?
Craig
> On Oct 30, 2023, at 1:17 PM, David Glasgow via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I am doing the above and struggling with an oddity that I
Hi folks,
I am doing the above and struggling with an oddity that I can’t find guidance
on on Livecode or wider wildcard stuff
A simple example is I am searching text messages for 'with you' or 'with u’
so I use the wildcard form
*with [you,u]*
That finds all examples of both just fine.
