Re^6: Looking for a Regex

Bollocks. In fact, I engaged the OP at the time in CB, and pointed him/her to the beginner's doc for regexps, as noted in my post, and in terms of the OP's growth as a programmer and in view of his/her complete lack of knowledge of the subject, that is far *more* help than posting a complete code solution, particularly a broken one.

The way forward always starts with a minimal test.

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Re^7: Looking for a Regex
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 04, 2019 at 15:29 UTC

Seven separate lines of discussion totally dismissed with the wonderfully expressed:

Bollocks.

that is far *more* help

So your opinion rules here? Damn! but you credit yourself with an awful lot of say, for someone with so little evidence of ability or insight.

In my opinion -- and demonstrated by a very large and growing body of scientific evidence -- giving the raw beginner something close to what they need as a starting point and allowing them to explore it through hands-on modification, is far more helpful in getting them jump started, than pointing them at a body of comprehensive, but dry, disconnected, and 90% irrelevant to their problem, documentation; and forcing them to stare at a blank screen wondering how to get started.

But all of that is beyond your ability to reason.

My fault for engaging with a small man carrying the burden of such a big chip I suppose.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity.

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Suck that fhit

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