Le 28/03/2013 07:47, Bruce a écrit : > On Thu, 2013-03-28 at 17:05 +1030, Bruce wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to parse a text file that contains key,value pairs like: >> Name=Malarky >> Size=10 >> BackImage[N]=sometext >> FrontImage[S]=sometext >> etc >> using a construct like >> For idx = 0 to sourcearray.max >> Select Upper(Split(SourceArray[idx],"+")[0]) >> Case "NAME" >> blah blah >> Case "SIZE" >> blah blah >> Case Like "BACKIMAGE[*]" >> blah blah >> Case Like "FRONTIMAGE[*]" >> blah blah >> End Select >> Next >> >> This fails because Case Like "BACKIMAGE[*]" is being interpreted as a >> regular expression where I need to escape the regexp "[]" meaning. >> >> Trying to use escapes like >> Case Like "BACKIMAGE\[*\]" >> fails as \[ is an unknown escape sequence. >> >> Any clues? >> >> tia >> Bruce >> > > Sorry, I have over simplified that. I also need to discern lines like > BACKIMAGE[*] > from lines like > BACKIMAGE[*][*] > so > Like "BACKIMAGE*" > wont work. > > B >
Case "BACKIMAGE[[]*]" Case "BACKIMAGE[[]*][[]*]" Is that what you want? Escaping '[' character in regular expression is done by using "[[]" or "\\[". (see the documentation of LIKE). Regards, -- Benoît Minisini ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel® Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel_levelupd2d _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
