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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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/
gm

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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)(?<=\<title\>).+(?=\<\/title\>)" Local $sString = "<title>COVEMA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PALMERO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PLASTIFERRO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>UOCRA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>REPAS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BTU</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PANEDILE</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ELEPRINT</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>JOSÉ J. CHEDIACK</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>NIRO CONSTRUCCIONES</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>HELPORT</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BISCAYNE</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>COARCO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ESUCO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CPC</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>TEL 3</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CARTELLONE</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>MACRO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>VIAL AGRO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ISOLUX CORSÁN</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>AFCP</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>FINNING</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ROGGIO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ROVELLA CARRANZA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ACINDAR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>IERIC</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>IGARRETA MÁQUINAS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>RIVA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>GRUPO ESTISOL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>IECSA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ARMAFERRO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BRICONS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CNH INDUSTRIAL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PAOLINI</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SERVIUR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SANDVIK</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>DECAVIAL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ODEBRECHT</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ENAS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SITRA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SUPERCEMENTO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>JCR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CONSTRUMEX</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BRIALES</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CAPUTO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>LUCIANO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>GALICIA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>VICTOR CONTRERAS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SIKA ARGENTINA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CRIBA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BOETTO Y BUTTIGLIENGO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>MILICIC</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PERIODICO EL CONSTRUCTOR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PHONERENTAL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>DOS ARROYOS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>MARTINEZ Y DE LA FUENTE</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>AUSA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>LUIS LOSI</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>AESA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CONSTRUCTORA SUDAMERICANA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PLANTEL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PCR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BANCO DE LA NACIÓN ARGENTINA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SUBTERRÁNEOS DE BUENOS AIRES</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>HOLA SIM</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>JOSÉ LUIS TRIVIÑO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>TECHINT</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>EDUARDO COLOMBI</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ALEMARSA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CENTRO CONSTRUCCIONES</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>TECNIPISOS</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>XAPOR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>FONTANA NICASTRO</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>CONCRET-NOR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>DYCASA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BURGWARDT</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>SULLAIR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>FONDO FIDUCIARIO FEDERAL DE INFRAESTRUCTURA REGIONAL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>FLOWTEX</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PETERSEN THIELE Y CRUZ</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>LIHUÉ</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>IRAM</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ESTUDIO YMAZ</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>VIDOGAR</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BICE</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ROMERO CAMMISA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BATIMAT</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ALBA CAUCIÓN</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>PROBA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ICF</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>TECMA</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>ALESTE</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>DELEGACIÓN PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>HIDRAVIAL</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>BANCO CIUDAD</title>" & @CRLF & _ "<title>LAMANNA</title>" 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