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    [^a-z]
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    a|b
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    \s
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    \S
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    a*
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    a+
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    a{3}
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    a{3,}
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    a{3,6}
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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)^(?:(?:\(?(?:0(?:0|11)\)?[\s-]?\(?|\+)44\)?[\s-]?(?:\(?0\)?[\s-]?)?)|(?:\(?0))(?:(?:\d{5}\)?[\s-]?\d{4,5})|(?:\d{4}\)?[\s-]?(?:\d{5}|\d{3}[\s-]?\d{3}))|(?:\d{3}\)?[\s-]?\d{3}[\s-]?\d{3,4})|(?:\d{2}\)?[\s-]?\d{4}[\s-]?\d{4}))(?:[\s-]?(?:x|ext\.?|\#)\d{3,4})?$" Local $sString = "# Using patterns from here:" & @CRLF & _ "# http://www.area-codes.org.uk/formatting.php" & @CRLF & _ "# Regex found here:" & @CRLF & _ "# https://stackoverflow.com/a/31589527/863062" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "01999 99999" & @CRLF & _ "01999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0119 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0191 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "013873 99999" & @CRLF & _ "015242 99999" & @CRLF & _ "015394 99999" & @CRLF & _ "015395 99999" & @CRLF & _ "015396 99999" & @CRLF & _ "016973 99999" & @CRLF & _ "016974 99999" & @CRLF & _ "016977 9999" & @CRLF & _ "016977 99999" & @CRLF & _ "017683 99999" & @CRLF & _ "017684 99999" & @CRLF & _ "017687 99999" & @CRLF & _ "019467 99999" & @CRLF & _ "029 9999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0399 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "05999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "07999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0800 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0899 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0999 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+441999 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+441999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44119 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44191 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+4413873 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4415242 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4415394 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4415395 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4415396 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4416973 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4416974 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4416977 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+4416977 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4417683 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4417684 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4417687 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4419467 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+4429 9999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44399 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+445999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+447999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44800 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44899 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44999 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "+44 1999 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 1999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 119 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 191 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 13873 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 15242 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 15394 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 15395 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 15396 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 16973 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 16974 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 16977 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 16977 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 17683 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 17684 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 17687 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 19467 99999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 29 9999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 399 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 5999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 7999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 800 999999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 899 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "+44 999 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "00441999 99999" & @CRLF & _ "00441999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044119 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044191 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "004413873 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004415242 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004415394 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004415395 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004415396 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004416973 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004416974 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004416977 9999" & @CRLF & _ "004416977 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004417683 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004417684 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004417687 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004419467 99999" & @CRLF & _ "004429 9999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044399 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "00445999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "00447999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044800 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044899 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044999 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "0044 1999 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 1999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 119 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 191 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 13873 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 15242 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 15394 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 15395 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 15396 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 16973 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 16974 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 16977 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 16977 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 17683 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 17684 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 17687 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 19467 99999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 29 9999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 399 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 5999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 7999 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 800 999999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 899 999 9999" & @CRLF & _ "0044 999 999 9999" 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