ON Monday, January 14, 2002, 7:15:42 PM, you wrote:

Roelof> Hello Joseph,

Roelof> On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:12:30 -0600GMT (14-1-02, 17:12 +0100GMT, where
Roelof> I live), you wrote:

JN>> I want to filter on a three word string to be found in the body of
JN>> email messages.  All three words have to be present, and in a
JN>> particular order.

JN>> If I put the phrase as the filter string, location is anywhere, will
JN>> TB! do what I want?

Roelof> Yes, but location is text would be better, your string might occur in
Roelof> the headers (eg in the subject) and you want to check on it in the
Roelof> body.

JN>> Will the program search for any one of the words?  Or all three in any
JN>> order?  Is this the point at which I should finally learn regex?

Roelof> Depends on it. If your string is "I want more", than you don't need
Roelof> regexp, but you need regexp if you also want to filter on:
Roelof> I  want more
Roelof> I do want more
Roelof> I want much more
Roelof> I want less work and more money

Roelof,

 Could you not just filter using "I & want & more" in text?

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Best regards,
 Gerard  

Insert Cookie Here--> The modern definition of 'racist' is 'someone who
is winning an argument with a liberal' -- Peter Brimelow, National
Review (2/1/93)

Windows 2000 Professional with TB Version 1.53t 



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