filter

[Klaus major-k]

Hi Mark,

> Am 20.11.2020 um 00:55 schrieb Mark Wieder via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> On 11/19/20 9:09 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi Mark,
>>> Am 19.11.2020 um 18:07 schrieb Mark Wieder via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>> On 11/19/20 7:38 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
>>>> I think:
>>>>   filter fld 1 with "[[]*"
>>>> Should do the trick...
>>> As an alternative,
>>> filter fld 1 with regex pattern "^\[+"
>>> also does the trick.
>> thanks, but REGEX is still a TAD over my head. ;-)
> Not really...

how do you know? 8-)

> this is at least as simple as what you just coded:
> 
> ^ = start at beginning of line
> \[ = a literal "[" character ("\" escapes whatever comes next)
> + = at least one of those characters

Thank you, now I am ready to challenge Thierry! :-D

> -- 
> Mark Wieder
> ahsoftware at gmail.com

Best

Klaus

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