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MarkTrubo

I'm using string.dll (which by-the-way is amazing) in a program that put the paths to some cgi scripts into html pages provided by clients. The cgi scripts endup being integrated into the links in the html, so I need to isolate all the external links.

Works great -- im using these string functions (obviously complete in the program):

%%myFileContent = @string(FileToVar, @ITEM(LB))
@string(GetURL,%%myFileContent,EXT)
@string(NoDupes,
@string(RegxFind,
@string(Replace,

I'm able to find and fix all external links that are on a single line, but if there is a line break, no good. This is an example of the problem:

Dr. Dread · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject:

When you run into this type of situation, I'd quote Yoda: Use the force... Wink

... the force here being regular expressions. You can work wonders with those.

Use RegxReplace to format your text prior to doing the other manips. Or use RegxRepInFile on the entire file.

BTW - be sure to write your regular expressions right or you may mess up things badly.

Greetz
Dr. Dread

MarkTrubo · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject:

I read the descriptions, but did not really understand them. Maybe I need a Redbull infusion to make my brain work! Could you give me an example that addresses the issue I described?

Sorry for being lame today, I'm just not seeing it!

Dr. Dread · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:23 am Post subject:

Well, if ya don't mind putting everything into 1 line, ya could use @string(Xwhite, [input file as var], [CTRL]). Real easy.

Or perhaps a regex like

repeat
%%infile = @string(RegxReplace, %%infile, "<A(.*?)"[\t\n\r\f]"(.*?)</A>", "<A $1 $2</A>",)
until @equal(@string(CountRep,),0)
%%infile = @string(Xwhite, %%infile,CTRL)

Greetz
Dr. Dread

MarkTrubo · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:09 am Post subject:

1) Thanks -- I'll try it!
2) Look at that formula... I'm sure I would have guessed that.... NOT! Thanks again!!!

MarkTrubo · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

OK, I put that in my program and yep, it worked fine. But, my HTML is all on one line. Anyway not to compress the html?

Dr. Dread · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:38 pm Post subject:

Of course, it's all in 1 line coz I left the CTRL parameter in the Xwhite function Laughing

BTW, this might be better:

MarkTrubo · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 2:37 pm Post subject:

Dread... you are the man! That worked great. Thank you so much!!!!

Dr. Dread · Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:05 pm Post subject:

Glad it worked out. As I told ya - use the force...

Greetz
Dread