Re: How to cut up a long line

> 
>> On Jan 10, 2025, at 17:50, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <perl6- 
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am scratching my head trying to figure out how to cut
>> up this long line;
>>
>>
>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'><div 
>> class="img bz2"></div><div class="name"><div class="file fs-1-2 
>> bold">betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2</div><div 
>> class="data upper size fs-0-7"><span class="bold">Size:</span> 
>> 80.26<span class="fs-0-8 bold">MB</span></div><div class="data upper 
>> modified fs-0-7"><span class="bold">Last modified:</span> Tue. January 
>> 7th, 2025 - 10:54pm</div></div></a></div><div class="block"><a 
>> href="LinuxArchive/betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux- 
>> x86_64.tar.bz2" class="bz2" download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en- 
>> US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'><div class="img bz2"></div><div 
>> class="name"><div class="file fs-1-2 bold">betterbird-128.6.0esr- 
>> bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2</div><div class="data upper size 
>> fs-0-7"><span class="bold">Size:</span> 80.04<span class="fs-0-8 
>> bold">MB</span></div><div class="data upper modified fs-0-7"><span 
>> class="bold">Last modified:</span> Tue. January 7th, 2025 - 10:42pm</ 
>> div></div></a></div><div class="block"><a href="LinuxArchive/ 
>> betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2" class="bz2" 
>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'><div 
>> class="img bz2"></div><div class="name"><div class="file fs-1-2 
>> bold">betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2</div>
>>
>>
>> What I want to come out of it is an array of stings starting
>> at "download" and ending at ">" or "<"
>>
>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
>> download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux- 
>> x86_64.tar.bz2'x86_64.tar.bz2
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T

On 1/10/25 8:59 PM, William Michels via perl6-users wrote:
 > Hi Todd,
 >
 > ~$ raku -ne 'put $/.join("\n") if m:g/ <?before  download> .*? <?before
 > \> | \h+ > /;'  todd_test.txt
 > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
 > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
 > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
 >
 > See: https://docs.raku.org/syntax/%24%2F <https://docs.raku.org/syntax/
 > %24%2F>
 > See: https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Lookahead_assertions
 > <https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Lookahead_assertions>
 >
 > OR:
 >
 > ~$ raku -ne 'put $/.join("\n") if m:g/ <( download  .*? )> [ \> |
 > \h+ ] /;'  todd_test.txt
 > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.de.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
 > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
 > download='betterbird-128.6.0esr-bb20.es-AR.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2'
 >
 > See: https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Capture_markers:_%3C(_)%3E
 > <https://docs.raku.org/language/regexes#Capture_markers:_%3C(_)%3E>
 >
 > Let me know if this is part of a larger script, how you're obtaining the
 > input line(s), etc., if you need more guidance.
 >
 > HTH,
 >
 > Bill.
 >

Hi Bill,

Thank you!

I will not have the time to do any programming till maybe
Sunday, so I will not have a chance till then to test
this out.

Yes, this is a simplification of a much larger program.
The line in question is

line 379
view-source:https://www.betterbird.eu/downloads/index.php

The YUGE run on line.  (I hate when they do that.)

I am having a problem figuring out how to get your example
into an array of strings.

The long line will reside in
    my Str $AltClickHere;

And the resulting array will reside in
    my @AltArray

Would you mind showing me how to do that whilst I wait
for some free time?

Many thanks,
-T