Re: OT regex question. Sorrry!

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Reading Eric's regex  - ^NFG\s\FOAD$ - and wondering what \F does? Even if
the backslash before the F is removed, it will only match if the entire
inout is 8 characters including a siongle space.  Maybe it should be
^NFG\s+FOAD$  ? Apologies if I am reading this out of context.

Regards,
Martin


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Eric d'Halibut <[email protected]>wrote:

> On 6/17/13, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > However, I'm surprised that NFG\sFOAD didn't work.
>
> In that form, somewhat simpler than what I tried, it does work!
>
> I had been using, iirc,
>
> ^NFG\s\FOAD$
>
> Needless to add, I will continue to futz with this! And, just for the
> record and full disclosure and all that, I am running mailfilter.
> (That's right...one of the dweebs who wanted "black-" and "white-"
> lists. Oh welll.)
>
> Thanks!
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Reading Eric&#39;s regex=C2=A0 - ^NFG\s\FOAD$ - =
and wondering what \F does? Even if the backslash before the F is removed, =
it will only match if the entire inout is 8 characters including a siongle =
space.=C2=A0 Maybe it should be ^NFG\s+FOAD$=C2=A0 ? Apologies if I am read=
ing this out of context.<br>
<br></div>Regards,<br></div>Martin<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>=
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Eric d&#39;=
Halibut <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On 6/17/13, <a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">wsy@=
merl.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>

<br>
&gt; However, I&#39;m surprised that NFG\sFOAD didn&#39;t work.<br>
<br>
</div>In that form, somewhat simpler than what I tried, it does work!<br>
<br>
I had been using, iirc,<br>
<br>
^NFG\s\FOAD$<br>
<br>
Needless to add, I will continue to futz with this! And, just for the<br>
record and full disclosure and all that, I am running mailfilter.<br>
(That&#39;s right...one of the dweebs who wanted &quot;black-&quot; and &qu=
ot;white-&quot;<br>
lists. Oh welll.)<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
<div class=3D"im HOEnZb">--<br>
No no no, my fish&#39;s name is Eric, Eric the fish. He&#39;s an halibut. I=
 am<br>
not a looney! Why should I be tarred with the epithet looney merely<br>
because I have a pet halibut?<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://trollboy.thruhere.net:8080/MontyPython/fish.htm" target=
=3D"_blank">http://trollboy.thruhere.net:8080/MontyPython/fish.htm</a><br>
<br>
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