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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

Test String

Code Generator

Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(?i)^(01|04|21|31)(\d{10})?(\d{1}>)(\d{16,27})\+\s+(\d{5,9})>" Local $sString = "0100003949753>210000000003139471430009017+ 010001628>" & @CRLF & _ "0100000023651>000551106208600215460130935+ 010058907>" & @CRLF & _ "2100000440001>961116900000006600000009284+ 030001625>" & @CRLF & _ "042>000000676817431677100399580+ 010107280>" & @CRLF & _ "319>961116900000006600000009284+ 030001625>" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Absichtliche Fehler;" & @CRLF & _ "-0100003949753>210000000003139471430009017+ 010001628>" & @CRLF & _ "0100-000023651>000551106208600215460130935+ 010058907>" & @CRLF & _ "2100000440001>9611169000000006600000009284+ 030001625>" & @CRLF & _ "042>00000067681743167710.0399580+ 010107280>" & @CRLF & _ "319>961116900000006600000009284+ 030001.625>" & @CRLF & _ " 0100003949753>210000000003139471430009017+ 010001628>" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "#1: ESR 9/27, CHF 3949.75, Ref 210000000003139471430009017, Tn 010001628 (01-162-8)" & @CRLF & _ "#2: ESR 9/27, CHF 23.65, Ref 000551106208600215460130935, Tn 010058907 (01-5890-7)" & @CRLF & _ "#3: ESR 9/27, EUR 440.00, Ref 961116900000006600000009284, Tn 030001625 (03-162-5)" & @CRLF & _ "#4: ESR+ 9/27+ CHF ?? Ref 000000676817431677100399580, Tn 010107280 (01-10728-0)" & @CRLF & _ "#5: ESR+ 9/27+ EUR ??.?? Ref 961116900000006600000009284, Tn 030001625 (03-162-5)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "ESR oder ESR+" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Gruppe1:" & @CRLF & _ "01 = ESR in CHF" & @CRLF & _ "04 = ESR+ in CHF" & @CRLF & _ "21 = ESR in EUR" & @CRLF & _ "31 = ESR+ in EUR" & @CRLF & _ "Nicht beachtet:" & @CRLF & _ "11 = ESR in CHF zur Gutschrift auf das eigene Konto" & @CRLF & _ "14 = ESR+ in CHF zur Gutschrift auf das eigene Konto" & @CRLF & _ "23 = ESR in EUR zur Gutschrift auf das eigene Konto" & @CRLF & _ "33 = ESR+ in EUR zur Gutschrift auf das eigene Konto" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Gruppe2: Betrag (bei ESR+ nicht vorhanden/leer)" & @CRLF & _ "Gruppe3: Prüfcode" & @CRLF & _ "Gruppe4: Referenznummer" & @CRLF & _ "Gruppe5: Kundennummer " & @CRLF & _ "VVXXXXXXP> VV = ESR-Code, XXXXXX = Ordnungsnummer (inkl. vorlaufende Nullen), P = Prüfziffer" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @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