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Stam, I'm convinced that REGEX is a powerful tool that I need to add to my skill set.
Thanks for these links.
I'm putting ‘Exploring the power of REGEX’ on my to-do list.

I'm convinced that REGEX is a powerful tool that isn't strictly necessary with LiveCode.

richmond62 wrote: Thu May 15, 2025 9:07 am I'm convinced that REGEX is a powerful tool that isn't strictly necessary with LiveCode.

26 letters and 10 numbers aren’t necessary for written language either.

Hardcore binary believers think 1 and 0 is all you need.
But the rest of find 26 letters and 10 numbers more efficient.

Personally I spend myself alternating between a writing system that uses 30 letters, one that uses 64, and one that uses effectively 5000; so your argument is lost on me.

I am sure one can achieve all that one can achieve with REGEX in LiveCode pure and simple: it may be more verbose, but . . .

Chunk queries and Regex are both powerful. There are times when each is the more readable, and times when each is the faster. Both are provided, because both are useful.