There is also brilliant work optimized for LC syntax.
By the one and only LC-master of regex, Thierry:
https://sunny-tdz.com/livecode/sunnyrex
> Bob S. wrote:
> Filter, unlike matchtext, in the form you are using, is not using regex.
> There is a form of
> filter however that does. If you need
Filter, unlike matchtext, in the form you are using, is not using regex. There
is a form of filter however that does. If you need help with a regex
expression, I use a neat little tool called RegexMagic. 30 day demo and not too
expensive if you use regex expressions on a regular basis. (See
Try
filter lines of MyList with ("*" & CharStringX & "*" & tab & "*")
to get all lines where CharStringX is contained in the first part of the string
before the tab.
> filter lines of MyList with ("*" & CharStringX & "*" & tab)
HTH
cheers
Alan
I think it should be
filter lines of MyList with (charStringX & TAB & *)
i.e. get lines containing this string X followed by TAB followed by anything
Alex
On 20/04/2017 09:22, Quentin Long via use-livecode wrote:
I have a return-delimited list. Each line of this list consists of [some text]
I have a return-delimited list. Each line of this list consists of [some text]
& tab & [other text]. I want to see all the lines of the list for which [some
text] contains Character String X. This is obviously a job for the filter
command, right? So I try this:
filter lines of MyList with ("*"
