Problem with filter and regex

[Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel]

I additionally noticed that if my search term is b108 it also pulls over
b108-option1, b108-option2, etc.

I need it to only filter b108 and not those other items.


On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel <
skip at magicgate.com> wrote:

> I am reading the data from a datagrid into a variable before applying the
> filter so it would be a TAB delimiter.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 9:52 AM, John Craig <john at splash21.com> wrote:
>
>> Which item delimiter are you using?  For example, if it's a TAB, maybe
>> you can specify a pattern ending with a tab, but disallowing any further
>> tabs..
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/07/2014 14:42, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel wrote:
>>
>>> I think I have found the cause of the issue, now I need to figure out how
>>> to solve it.
>>>
>>> The regex pattern I am looking for appears in other lines because there
>>> is
>>> a description field that lists "related parts."  The one consistency I
>>> have
>>> is that the pattern I am comparing to should be looking only at column 1
>>> of
>>> tdg2Text
>>>
>>> I know this is not accurate but is there a way to say something like
>>> this:
>>> filter lines of ITEM1 of tdg2Text with regex pattern tRegexp into tTemp
>>>
>>> Trying to limit the filter based on the first item in that line VS the
>>> entire line.
>>>
>>> Ideas?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> SKIP
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Bernard Devlin <bdrunrev at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  I haven't use the filter by regex pattern, but perhaps try putting the
>>>> "End
>>>> of Line" marker ($) at the end of your regex.  You may need the "Start
>>>> of
>>>> Line" marker too.
>>>>
>>>> ^.*cat.*mat$
>>>>
>>>> ^ is the Start of Line marker.
>>>>
>>>> Bernard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel <
>>>> skip at magicgate.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hello LC'ers
>>>>>
>>>>> I am comparing two lists using the following:
>>>>>         filter lines of tdg2Text with regex pattern tRegexp into tTemp
>>>>>
>>>>> The problem I have is that this is pulling up multiple lines in
>>>>> tdg2Text
>>>>> when if fact I need to filter out a specific line.  tRegExp should
>>>>> MATCH
>>>>> (exactly) item 1 of tdg2Text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Make sense?
>>>>>
>>>>> SKIP
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