any reg exp expert out there??

[energie]

I am trying to match this:

AHIS 1112 1,2 PANCHYSYN REQ MCENROE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON 37.30

i have this so far:

"([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +[[:graph:]]+ +([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +(.*)$"

which gives me:

$regs[1]: AHIS
$regs[2]: 1112
$regs[3]: 1,2
$regs[4]: REQ
$regs[5]: MCENROE
$regs[6]: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON 37.30

im trying to get rid of the last 37.30, but haven't been successful!

this is what i tried

"([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +[[:graph:]]+ +([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +(.)[:blank:].$"

can anyone help?

thanks in advance!

[energie]

ttt

[MrAlaska]

I do NOT claim to be an expert on regular expressions (or much of anything else for that matter). In trying to learn them I can usually get them to do what I need, but it is a hit and miss process getting there.

I do not clearly understand your objective. You state you want to 'get rid' of the 37.30. Assuming you want everything else to remain as is this:

"([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) +[[:graph:]]+ +([[:graph:]]+) +([[:graph:]]+) ([[:alpha:][:blank:]]+)+ +(.*)+[[:digit:]]$"

Will Return:

regs[1] AHIS
regs[2] 1112
regs[3] 1,2
regs[4] REQ
regs[5] MCENROE
regs[6] CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON

Of course, I am not 100% sure WHY and whether it will survive whatever else you need to do with it...