Hi Allie,
Yow! I think I've opened a can of worms. Something tells me I'm going
to be spending alot of free time on this. I think I have a lot of
fascination/frustration ahead of me.
I've ordered "Mastering Regular Expressions" but while waiting for it
to arrive I have a simple (I hope) question; How do you get a regular
expression to search the subject or kludges?
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Best regards,
Arnie
Tuesday, September 12, 2000, 4:34:40 PM, you wrote:
ACM> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:35:49 -0400, Arnie wrote:
A>> A little while ago I posted a question regarding extracting text from
A>> from a received message to be put into a reply. It seems that Regular
A>> Expressions are the way to go. Can anybody recommend a good book or
A>> site that goes into RE's in detail? The howto was helpful but I think
A>> I need examples to fully grasp the concepts.
ACM> I've been interested in learning regular expressions myself for some
ACM> time and have battled with some applications help files, including TB!.
ACM> All of them have one thing on common in that they all give a cursory
ACM> overview and a *very* basic introduction which isn't particularly
ACM> meaningful. I have a great book in my possession at present. The
ACM> challenge for me is to find the time to read and *assimilate* it. :-) I
ACM> read a couple chapters a few months back and they were totally clear. I
ACM> highly recommend the book. It's called 'Mastering Regular Expressions',
ACM> published by O'Reilly. I got mine off Amazon. :-) Good luck in your
ACM> pursuits.
ACM> PS// Using regular expressions is like speaking a language. You won't
ACM> get good at it unless you really use them. If you need to create only
ACM> one then it may be better to ask one of our kind gurus on the list.
ACM> OTOH, most RE experts claim that you'll find uses for RE's that you
ACM> never imagined would be relevant to your situation and work, once you
ACM> learn how to use them.
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