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

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Thomas,

>>> RegExp("(?<=[^a-zA-Z\*])"+escapeRegExp(find)+"(?=[^a-zA-Z\*])",'gi')
>
> There is a conceptual problem in this line near the beginning and the end.

You may want to explain that.   And no, I'm not going to either guess or try 
to read your mind for what you might be meaning.

> 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:

You've now made two claims of of which you didn't prove, underbuild or even 
explained either.    How is that in any way helpfull ?

You've also not posted not anything that might actually help me find any 
kind of solution.

tl;dr:
your current post is as helpfull as a bit of lorem ipsum.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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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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