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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
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Test String

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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)^ +([\w+ ]+)|(\$\d+\.\d+)" Local $sString = "SUBCONTRACTOR NAME Invoice" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "PO Box 000 Date Invoice #" & @CRLF & _ "CITY, STATE 11111 7/15/2020 34825" & @CRLF & _ "email@addre.ess.com" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " Bill To" & @CRLF & _ " Company Name" & @CRLF & _ " Jill Sample Name" & @CRLF & _ " 2 A Road Name Ct" & @CRLF & _ " A Town, SS 11111" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " P.O. No. Terms Project" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " Due on receipt" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Item Description Est Amt Prior Amt Prior % Qty Rate Curr % Total % Amount" & @CRLF & _ " 42.00 1 42.00T" & @CRLF & _ "15 C Su... Summer Application 42.00 100.00% 100.00%" & @CRLF & _ " * Fertilizer" & @CRLF & _ " * Broadleaf weed control" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " Total before discounts and sales 126.00 33.33% 33.33% 42.00" & @CRLF & _ " tax" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " Subtotal $42.00" & @CRLF & _ " Sales Tax (0.0%) $0.00" & @CRLF & _ " Total" & @CRLF & _ " Payments/Credits $42.00" & @CRLF & _ " $0.00" & @CRLF & _ " Balance Due" & @CRLF & _ " $42.00" & @CRLF & _ " " Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm