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Re^2: How to write a regular expression to extract a number from an embedded string?by pbeckingham (Parson) |
| on Jul 28, 2004 at 16:54 UTC ( [id://378112]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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Please be aware that your suggestion of using will greedily include everything to the end of the string. The OP specifically states 8 digits, with possible whitespace breaking the digits into groups of 4. While your suggestion works on your test data, it will not work on certain other data.
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