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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

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(.*)(?<=,)((.\n|.)*)(\D\d{6}\D)" Local $sString = "Rotex Group" & @CRLF & _ "Manufacturing Units" & @CRLF & _ "Rotex Automation Limited (Unit 1)" & @CRLF & _ "987/11, GIDC Estate" & @CRLF & _ "Makarpura,sfg" & @CRLF & _ "Vadodara-390010." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "987/11, GIDC Estate" & @CRLF & _ "Makarpura,sfg" & @CRLF & _ "manipoor, gujratpunjab," & @CRLF & _ "Vadodara-390010." & @CRLF & _ "Gujarat, India." & @CRLF & _ "Ph :" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "asf aSD ASFAdf aSD ASd asd asd aSDAdasd " & @CRLF & _ "1606-1609, 16th Floor, Rupa Solitaire, Plot No" & @CRLF & _ "A-1, Sector 1, Millennium Business Park, Mahape, Navi Mumbai - 400710" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "szdgfads" & @CRLF & _ "#257, GK complex, Amarjyothi, BHCS layout, " & @CRLF & _ "Inner Ring Road,Domlur 548998" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "gh,xfzgdxfzg," & @CRLF & _ "Bangalore-560071." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "asdgasdg asdg" & @CRLF & _ "adgzs " & @CRLF & _ "2-5, First Flr., Samarpan Complex, S.P.Ring Rd Ambli-Bopal Crossing," & @CRLF & _ "Ahmedabad -380058" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "This is a simple expression to check a US street address entered on either one or two lines. Being short it does not check that the road qualifer is &quot;valid&quot; (eg. drive, avenue, etc), but it does allow for the extended zip code. A word of warning, the multiline mode can be picky about ending the first line with extra space." & @CRLF & _ "asdf " & @CRLF & _ "210/211, Richmond Towers, 12, Richmond Road, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560025" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "sadfasf" & @CRLF & _ "Your E-Mail : " & @CRLF & _ "Brief Message " & @CRLF & _ " Submit Clear" & @CRLF & _ "KHETAN MARBLE" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Jyoti,Minerals Pvt, Ltd 456345" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Green Marble House Pvt. Ltd." & @CRLF & _ "Administrative Office:" & @CRLF & _ "8-D, New Fatehpura," & @CRLF & _ "Rajasthan, India 456456" & @CRLF & _ "Tel.: +91-294-2560062, 2560443" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Fax: +91-294-2560677" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Corporate Office:" & @CRLF & _ "509-A, International Trade Tower,Nehru Place," & @CRLF & _ "New Delhi-111019, India" & @CRLF & _ "Tel.: +91-11-26216877, 26434303" & @CRLF & _ "Fax: +91-11-26448005" & @CRLF & _ "Email: info@khetanmarbles.com" & @CRLF & _ "Website : www.khetanmarbles.com" & @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