From: "Mike Komorowski" 
@Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:52:41 -0700
@Sender: semware-owner{at}sawasdi.apana.org.au



Thanks Michael,

     I forgot about the ".*" .  It works just right.

   Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Graham" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:37 PM
Subject: [TSEPro] Re: Question on regular expresions


>
> Quoting Mike Komorowski :
>
> > 03120300[solimar(%co1%pa0%ji20030211170831-623-000000-00)].130        87
> >   87  SR
>
> > What I want to delete is:
> >
> > 00[solimar(%co1%pa0%ji20030211170831-623-000000-00)]
> >
> >    The expression I am trying using search and replace is:
> >
> > ..\[*\]
>
> You've got the right idea, but it should be:
>
>    ..\[.*\]
>
> The '*' character on its own doesn't match 0 or more characters; it
matches 0 or more of what comes before it in the expression.  So to match 0
or more of any character you need '.*'
>
>
> Michael
>
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