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Ghoulish Delight
04-14-2011, 10:51 AM
This one's for the real code geeks.

Point and click RE generator (http://txt2re.com/)

It's pretty slick, but not perfect. You can't alter the groupings it parses out (e.g. I gave it the string auto-224 and it wouldn't let me treat that as a single unit, it broke it down to auto, -, and 224). Plus, the ideal tool would let you enter 2 (or more) strings and generate an RE that successfully matches both. Or perhaps enter a bunch of strings and generate one that matches some, but excludes others. THAT would be great.

But this tool still has its charm. At the very least it's a quick way to see some valid REs in action, I'll definitely be bookmarking it.

Betty
04-14-2011, 11:25 AM
I thought this was going to be a thread on baby poop.

Ghoulish Delight
04-14-2011, 11:36 AM
You and I have very different definitions of geekery

Betty
04-14-2011, 01:28 PM
Fiber + expression = poop + newish dad = geekish-ery??? I don't know.

Kevy Baby
04-14-2011, 05:12 PM
This is about how far I got in reading GD's post:This one's for the real code geeks.

Point and click RE generator (http://txt2re.com/)

It's pretty slick, but not perfect. You can't alter the groupings it parses out ...

Not Afraid
04-14-2011, 09:02 PM
I thought it was a Real Estate generator.

Strangler Lewis
04-15-2011, 08:36 AM
This one's for the real code geeks.

Point and click RE generator (http://txt2re.com/)

It's pretty slick, but not perfect. You can't alter the groupings it parses out (e.g. I gave it the string auto-224 and it wouldn't let me treat that as a single unit, it broke it down to auto, -, and 224). Plus, the ideal tool would let you enter 2 (or more) strings and generate an RE that successfully matches both. Or perhaps enter a bunch of strings and generate one that matches some, but excludes others. THAT would be great.

But this tool still has its charm. At the very least it's a quick way to see some valid REs in action, I'll definitely be bookmarking it.

Dirty books, please.

Cadaverous Pallor
04-15-2011, 02:32 PM
Where's Capt Jack?

Kevy Baby
04-15-2011, 03:01 PM
Where's Capt Jack?In San Diego I believe