Re: Bulk source search ignoring commented-out code (iSphere special?)

Hi,

I just want to let you know, that a "Regular expression" search option
has been added to the current iSphere beta version.

iSphere Home:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/isphere/

Update Sites:

http://isphere.sourceforge.net/beta-version/eclipse/rdi8.0/
http://isphere.sourceforge.net/beta-version/eclipse/wdsci7.0/

Today iSphere uses the IBM C regular expression functions, which do not
support look-ahead and look-behind and which are not that elaborated at all.

My first idea was to port the GNU regular expression function to the IBM
i bot today I figured out, that the GNU library does not support
look-ahead/look-behind, too.

I am open for any suggestions how to get look-ahead/look-behind to the
IBM i and integrated into the iSphere plug-in. The problem is, that I
need to call regcomp() and regexec() from a RPG module. So the functions
must be provided by a service program that I can bind to the FNDSTR
service program.

Thomas.

Am 18.05.2015 um 20:22 schrieb Dan:

I posted a similar message in Midrange-L, but then remembered iSphere's
Source File Search, and wondered if the function I'm looking for (below)
could be integrated into this.

I need to do a bulk search of source (ala FNDSTRPDM) but with the ability
to ignore all comments.

I'm guessing this is custom-written app, but it seems to be that this would
be a valuable tool for many programmers, especially for those in shops
where code is never deleted outright, but is commented-out.

Specifically, I am looking for all usages of '*MDY' (and other formats
utilizing 2-digit years).

Has someone already invented this wheel?

- Dan