On Aug 31, 2007 9:34 AM, Jean-Luc Arnaud wrote:
> I would like to understand what is RegEx, when to use it and why.
>
> If I understand the RB doc, it's a way for manipulating strings :
> search, replacement, extraction, and so on. Am I right ?
>
> Are RegEx commands more interesting than strings commands ? More
> powerful or more compatible (cross-platform) ?
Fargo already gave you a good explanation about RegEx.
But before you use them, you should be aware of a *nasty* bug with non-ascii
chars when using a RegEx "Character Class" to exclude characters. The bug report
is: fdudhggn
http://www.realsoftware.com/feedback/fdudhggn
Carlos
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