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

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Scott,

>> Ask yourself : does your approach solve the "this is a clbuttic mistake"
>> problem ?
...
> I don't think that anything can comfortably reverse the clbuttic
> mistake.

Than start with thinking how *not* to make it.  'Cause /that is all/ what my 
problem is about.

I've already tried to explain it, but here it goes again :

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

When I'm replacing all instances of "ass" in a piece of text I DO NOT WANT 
to see "classic" being converted into "clbuttic".

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Replace "ass" with "d***" and "classic" with "g**d***" and you have my 
example of two posts back.

> What I think you're doing is trying to find a way to reverse the manual
> censoring of, say, `g**d***` which is too unlikely to be intended text, 
> and
> restore `goddamn`

Manual or not, yes, that is indeed what I'm doing ...

.... And *not at all* what my question is about.

> No, but there is are different ways to answer the questions, "How do I
> solve this real world problem?" and "How can I best use regex to solve
> this problem?"

The problem with the above is that you are second-guessing what I "really" 
want to know.

Don't.

> Finally, here's another attempt, using a combination of a negative
> look-behind before the target and a negative look-ahead after it.

Sigh.

Look at the subjectline.  What does that tell you ?

Also take a quick peek at the last few lines of my second message.

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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