Basis expression

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Basis expression

Postby AreLefty » Thu May 02, 2002 4:17 pm

Still just a little confuse about filters.

What about filters in R4.0 filename spaces and numbers such as:


keep it simple 02.avi
keep it simple 03.avi


How do you account for the spaces and number when setting up a filter?
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RE: Basis expression

Postby dexter » Thu May 02, 2002 4:52 pm

You can bracket spaces, or put the entire string in parenthesis. So you could use either

keep[ ]it[ ]simple[ ][0-9][0-9]\.avi

or

(keep it simple )[0-9][0-9]\.avi
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RE: Basis expression

Postby Quade » Thu May 02, 2002 11:46 pm

The first yes. Don't know about the second. Did you test this?
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RE: Basis expression

Postby dexter » Sat May 04, 2002 11:51 pm

Yep, it works.
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