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Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion"

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JJ wrote:

> On Sat, 21 May 2022 11:20:22 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
>> For that I've tried to use a RegEx :
>> 
>> RegExp("(?<=[^a-zA-Z\*])"+escapeRegExp(find)+"(?=[^a-zA-Z\*])",'gi')

There is a conceptual problem in this line near the beginning and the end…

>> -or-
>> 
>> RegExp("(?<![a-zA-Z\*])"+escapeRegExp(find)+"(?=[^a-zA-Z\*])",'gi')

…and in this line near the beginning and the end.

The same problem leads to a program logic problem (although not a syntax 
error, which is why it is not so easily spotted) in the following line:

> RegExp("\ \b"+escapeRegExp(find)+"(?=[^a-zA-Z\*])",'gi')

It is too bad that the OP was posting with an invalid “From” header field 
via a troll server, so that is all that I will say about it until at least 
the former changes.  Then again, they may have found the problem already.

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trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-05-21 11:20 +0200
  Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-05-21 11:17 +0100
    Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-05-22 13:42 +0200
      Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-05-22 13:03 +0100
        Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-05-22 17:42 +0200
          Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2022-05-23 13:57 +0100
  Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" JJ <jj4public@gmx.com> - 2022-05-21 19:13 +0700
    Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-05-21 16:33 +0200
    Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-05-21 19:45 +0200
    Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2022-06-09 00:14 +0200
      Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-06-09 09:16 +0200
      Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2022-06-09 12:21 +0200
  Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2022-06-14 10:56 -0700
    Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-06-15 09:47 +0200
      Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2022-06-15 12:42 -0700
        Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-06-15 22:15 +0200
          Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2022-06-15 13:32 -0700
            Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-06-16 09:16 +0200
              Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2022-06-16 10:33 -0700
                Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2022-06-16 21:18 +0200
                Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Scott Sauyet <scott@sauyet.com> - 2022-06-17 09:56 -0700
  Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Кристьян Робам <ingel1983912@gmail.com> - 2022-06-16 23:34 -0700
  Re: trying to match a "word", having difficulty with a "Lookbehind assertion" Härra Rabmo <ingel1983912@gmail.com> - 2022-07-06 09:13 -0700

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