matchChunk problem

gyroscope · Post by **gyroscope** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:41 pm

Hi, I've some code which includes:

repeat with CharGrow=1 to tCharCount
                  put char 1 to tCharCount of word tWords of fld "INPUT" into GrowingVar
                  
                  if matchChunk(TheWord,^GrowingVar) is false then
                     delete word TheWord of fld ("List" && CopyLists& "C"))
                  end if
               end repeat

Rev gives an error at the matchChunk line; it doesn't seem to like the symbol "^" but this, so the dictionary tell me (in the matchChunk and matchText entry), means "begins with" in this situation.

Has anyone any ideas how to solve this please:?:

PS I guess I could use matchText instead of matchChunk, as I'm dealing with individual words, is that correct?

bn · Post by bn » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:54 pm

gyroscope,

^GrowingVar

did you try

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"^"&GrowingVar

?
maybe that is it?
regards
Bernd

gyroscope · Post by **gyroscope** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:59 pm

Hi Bernd, thanks very much, it works! (I suddenly realised I was putting the symbol "^" outside of the quote).

bn · Post by bn » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:30 pm

gyroscope,

this works for me

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if MatchChunk(theWord,"(^"& GrowingVar &")") is false

I figured it out with the Rinaldi ReExBuilder in the plugins folder under the development menu.
But really RegEx for me is complicated and I always goof up on it...

regards
Bernd

gyroscope · Post by **gyroscope** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:49 pm

Thanks again Bernd, that's spot on!