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Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories

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Subject	Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories
From	"Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net>
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Date	2016-08-31 22:52 +0200
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"Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> wrote on 31 Aug 2016 in 
microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript:

> "Evertjan."  wrote:
> 
>|
>| Regex is not some form of magic,
>| it is just a fantastic shorthand for string
>| manipulation and string testing.
>|
> 
>  You're complicating things unnecessarily.

Well, who will decide wht is necessary and what not,
and what is complicating and what is streamlining and
what is just fun programming and what is easily understandable?

> If he does decide to do it he has exact strings
> to look for: "function_1" or maybe "function_1(",
> or some such.
>   He's not trying to find patterns. For finding
> an exact substring, it doesn't get simpler or
> faster than Instr. 

I do not think so. 

Regex test() gives you the freedom of decision on any number of small 
differences, like case differences.

-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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  Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-08-30 10:52 +0200
  Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2016-08-31 14:22 -0400
    Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories Mau Z <zmau1962@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 13:05 -0700
      Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-08-31 22:16 +0200
        Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2016-08-31 16:39 -0400
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            Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2016-08-31 20:54 -0400
              Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-31 22:39 -0400
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                Re: script to search list of strings in files/directories "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-01 11:09 -0400
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