Re: RegExp I give up

[Spencer Elliott <spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Wow,with answers like these there is a reason to carry on...:_)

Thanks,
Spencer

Spencer Elliott wrote:
> Hi,
> I have the following regular expression:
> ^(MDB)[\w\W]*(Final.PDF|Final.pdf)$
>
> This expression test as true against the following string:
> MDB MO3-09 Final.PDF
> at http://www.regular-expressions.info/javascriptexample.html
>
> I run the same expression and string through the iSeries RegExp APIs and 
> it fails(returns 1).
>
> Does anyone have any idea where there is a online test that matches the 
> IBM APIs or can figure out what I am doing incorrectly?
>
> BTW: The OCEAN conference was great!
>
> My program works with another expression to test email addresses.
> ^[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,6}$
>
> Thanks,
> Spencer
>
>
> ---snip---
> /*---( Compile pattern )---*/
> rc = regcomp(&preg, wrkPattern, REG_EXTENDED);
> if (rc != 0) {
>    regerror(rc, &preg, errMsg, sizeof(errMsg));
>    PatError(100, (char *) pattern, (char *) errMsg);
>
>    regfree(&preg);
>
>    if (matchString != inpString) {
>       free((void *) matchString);
>       matchString = NULL;
>    }
>    return (0);
> }
>
> /*---( Run Pattern )---*/
> if ( (rc = regexec(&preg, matchString, nmatch, pmatch, 0)) != 0 ) {
>    regerror(rc, &preg, errMsg, sizeof(errMsg));
> ---snip---