RE: Re: drop down box or something like it.

> This is where you have to read the xtextedit docs, so as to 
> know the escape codes specific to this module:

I swear to god, I have been reading the Docs, I got the regular
expressions confused with Escape codes. 

> 
> ------------
> Escape Codes
> 
> The backslash (\) character is used to mark an escape code.
> The following are valid escape sequences:
> 
> \= Double quote (")
> \^ Replaces with a bang (!)
> \# Replaces with a dollar sign ($) (Useful for evars, for 
> example \#litestepdir\# will become $litestepdir$) \~ Semicolon (;)
> 
> \1 Ignored and used in !xTextReplace(All) for () matches 
> (explained below also with \2, \3 ,...)
> 
> Any other use of backslash will be ignored unless it is used 
> for a character used in regexps, such as * or \.
> ------------
> 
> So @(^%1 \=)(.*\\)(.*\..*\=)_@ breaks down to (using [] for delimiters
> here):
> 
>    1) Everything from start of line to first occurrence of [ 
> "] is assigned to the first pattern; this is the evar name 
> plus the space that separates it from the evar value. My evar 
> values are *always* quoted - that's how xtextedit saves 
> things, and any scripts I write maintain that convention.
> 
>    2) The second pattern captures any sequence of characters 
> [.*] ending with a backslash [\]; this will be the "path".
> 
>    3) The third sequence captures a series of characters (the 
> file name) [.*] followed by a dot [\.] followed by another 
> series of characters (the extension) [.*] that ends with a 
> quote [\=] and is then followed by the end of the line [_].
> 
> We write out the first and third patterns, tossing the second 
> [@\1\3@], so that
> 
>    name "c:\path\more_path\filename.extension"
> 
> becomes
> 
>    name "filename.extension"
> 
> !stripextension does the same thing, only now we've assigned 
> the filename to the first sequence we match (^%1 \=.*), %1 
> being the evar name we're modifying, and the extension to the 
> second sequence, which is then discarded. We write out only 
> the first pattern, then add a quote, as we lumped (and 
> discarded) that with the extension [@\1\=@].
> 
> QED  =)

Now I know I am doing this correctly, I have it perfect. I had an extra
( that was throwing it off. I don't know how it got in there, I was
copying and pasting your work before.

I really appreciate the work you put into helping me out Brian.
Honestly, we should have a MVP award given to you. For years I have been
getting help from you, and you still seem to have patience. 

I better stop here, I feel an Air Supply song getting ready to break
out... 

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