Regular Expressions 101

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    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
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    [^a-z]
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    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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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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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)Tapper\s*(\d*(?:\.\d+)?)[\s\S]*?M845" Local $sString = "%" & @CRLF & _ "N1 ( POSTED FILE NAME - WORKNC POST )" & @CRLF & _ "N2 ( INPUT FILE NAME - _6033_Cavity__01.TBA)" & @CRLF & _ "N3 (DATE/TIME: Thu Mar 15 06:36:08 2018)" & @CRLF & _ "N4 G0 G40 G80 G90 G98" & @CRLF & _ "N5 G17" & @CRLF & _ "N6 G57H901" & @CRLF & _ "N7 G173W0.0" & @CRLF & _ "N8 B0.000" & @CRLF & _ "N9 (Tapper 0.250000)" & @CRLF & _ "N10 T21" & @CRLF & _ "N11 M06" & @CRLF & _ "N12 S100" & @CRLF & _ "N13 M843" & @CRLF & _ "N14 G173 W0.0" & @CRLF & _ "N15 (- )" & @CRLF & _ "N16 ( Tapping )" & @CRLF & _ "N17 G0 G90 X-0.0001 Y8.8135" & @CRLF & _ "N18 G43 Z10.0632 H21" & @CRLF & _ "N19 G01 F500. X-0.0001 Y8.8135" & @CRLF & _ "N20 G01 Z9.7163 F500." & @CRLF & _ "N21 G98 G84 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z6.0376 R7.6376 E10." & @CRLF & _ "N22 G80 G01 F500." & @CRLF & _ "N23 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z9.7163" & @CRLF & _ "N24 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z9.7163" & @CRLF & _ "N25" & @CRLF & _ "N26 M845" & @CRLF & _ "N27 G91 G28 Z0" & @CRLF & _ "N28 G90" & @CRLF & _ "N29 G57H901" & @CRLF & _ "N30 G173W0.0" & @CRLF & _ "N31 B0.000" & @CRLF & _ "N32 (Drill 0.005000)" & @CRLF & _ "N33 T19" & @CRLF & _ "N34 M06" & @CRLF & _ "N35 S5000" & @CRLF & _ "N36 M3" & @CRLF & _ "N37 G173 W0.0" & @CRLF & _ "N38 (- )" & @CRLF & _ "N39 ( Contour Chamfer )" & @CRLF & _ "N40 G0 G90 X-0.0001 Y8.8135" & @CRLF & _ "N41 G43 Z9.7163 H19" & @CRLF & _ "N42 Z7.6375" & @CRLF & _ "N43 G01 Z9.8376 F500." & @CRLF & _ "N44 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z10.0632" & @CRLF & _ "N45" & @CRLF & _ "N46 M05" & @CRLF & _ "N47 G91 G28 Z0" & @CRLF & _ "N48 G90" & @CRLF & _ "N49 G57H901" & @CRLF & _ "N50 G173W0.0" & @CRLF & _ "N51 B0.000" & @CRLF & _ "N52 (Tapper 0.750000)" & @CRLF & _ "N53 T21" & @CRLF & _ "N54 M06" & @CRLF & _ "N55 S100" & @CRLF & _ "N56 M843" & @CRLF & _ "N57 G173 W0.0" & @CRLF & _ "N58 (- )" & @CRLF & _ "N59 ( Tapping )" & @CRLF & _ "N60 G0 G90 X-0.0001 Y8.8135" & @CRLF & _ "N61 G43 Z10.0632 H21" & @CRLF & _ "N62 G01 F500. X-0.0001 Y8.8135" & @CRLF & _ "N63 G01 Z9.7163 F500." & @CRLF & _ "N64 G98 G84 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z6.0376 R7.6376 E10." & @CRLF & _ "N65 G98 G84 X-0.0001 Y10.8135 Z6.0376 R7.6376 E10." & @CRLF & _ "N66 G80 G01 F500." & @CRLF & _ "N67 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z9.7163" & @CRLF & _ "N68 X-0.0001 Y8.8135 Z9.7163" & @CRLF & _ "N69" & @CRLF & _ "N70 M845" & @CRLF & _ "N71 G91 G28 Z0" & @CRLF & _ "N72 G90" & @CRLF & _ "N73 M30" & @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