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Parameter name

Parameter description

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Input text/variable

Input text.

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Pattern

Regular expression pattern.

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Start index

Index (position) in the text where to start searching. 0 means that the input text is searched from beginning.

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Variable for match

Name of the variable that will receive substring that matches the regular expression pattern. If no match is found then this variable will contain empty string (equal to %_vStrEmpty%).

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Variable for index

Name of the variable that will receive index (position) in the input text where the match was found. If no match is found then this variable will contain -1.

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Variable for size

Name of the variable that will receive the length of the matching substring found. If no match is found then this variable will contain 0.

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<#> <#>This example shows how to find an e-mail addresses in input text

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Macro execution: ONLY COMMANDS

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Variable SET "vSearchFrom=0", Message text=""

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Repeat steps UNTIL "1" (Counter variable initial value = "", Counter loop increment = "")

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Variable Regular Expression Find Pattern "\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}" in "This is a text that contains e-mail addresses such as john.a.smith@comp-comp-company.com or FredieX@dot.dot.TV or other...." (Start index=%vSearchFrom%, Variable for match = vM, Variable for index = vI, Variable for size = vS)

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IF %vM%==%_vStrEmpty%

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Message SHOW "Information" : "No more e-mail addresses found." (other parameters: x = -100, y = -100, Window title = , Buttons = OK, Timeout (seconds) = 0, Always on top = No).

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Repeat steps BREAK

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ELSE activate

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Message SHOW "Information" : "E-mail found: %vM% Position in text: %vI% Length: %vS%" (other parameters: x = -100, y = -100, Window title = , Buttons = OK, Timeout (seconds) = 0, Always on top = No).

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Variable SET "%vSearchFrom%=EXPR(%vI%+%vS%)", Message text=""

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ENDIF

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Repeat steps END