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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 = "(?m)Group\sMembership:\s+(([A-Za-z0-9-_]+\\)((?<test>[A-Za-z0-9-_ ]+))\s+)" Local $sString = "Subject:" & @CRLF & _ " Security ID:" & @CRLF & _ " Account Name:" & @CRLF & _ " Account Domain:" & @CRLF & _ " Logon ID:" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Logon Type: 3" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "New Logon:" & @CRLF & _ " Security ID: ABC\SH07" & @CRLF & _ " Account Name: SH07" & @CRLF & _ " Account Domain: ABC" & @CRLF & _ " Logon ID: 0xEB7A5403" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Event in sequence: 1 of 1" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Group Membership:" & @CRLF & _ " ABC\Domain Users " & @CRLF & _ " Everyone " & @CRLF & _ " BUILTIN\Users " & @CRLF & _ " NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK " & @CRLF & _ " NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users " & @CRLF & _ " NT AUTHORITY\This Organization " & @CRLF & _ " ABC\FS-ABCDEFG-Workspaces_CS-Production-WIP_MODIFY " & @CRLF & _ " ABC\FS-ABCDEFG-Workspaces_CS-EntertainmentDesign-WIP_READ" & @CRLF & _ " ABC\FS-ABCDEFG-Wspaces_CS-Print-WIP_READ " & @CRLF & _ " ABC\Workstations-Desktop-Add Remove " & @CRLF & _ " ABC\FS-ABCDEFG-Wpaces_CS-Imagery-WIP_READ " & @CRLF & _ " Authentication authority asserted identity " & @CRLF & _ " ABC\APP-JDE-123" 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