Re: how to use regex library

From	James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: how to use regex library
Date	2011-05-18 19:44 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<ir1lkr$joh$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 05/18/2011 03:00 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes:
> <snip>
>> Please explain what you want to do. If your answer contains, anywhere
>> within it, the words "regex", "library", "henry", "spencer", "RE", or
>> "try.c", then you're still answering the wrong question - please rewrite it.
> 
> I agree that the OP has not answered the question the Seebs asked, but I
> don't see why he or she must answer it.  What's wrong with asking (in a
> round about way) "can you help me use the XYZ library?".

There are two things wrong with that question:
1. It's too vague. Seebs has already expounded at length on this issue,
so I don't need to add anything more.
2. The XYZ library might be the wrong solution to the OP's question.

-- 
James Kuyper

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how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-17 23:11 -0400
  Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-18 03:33 +0000
    Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-18 06:41 -0400
      Re: how to use regex library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-18 08:00 -0400
        Re: how to use regex library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-18 20:00 +0100
          Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-18 19:44 +0000
            Re: how to use regex library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-19 00:43 +0100
              Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 00:52 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-18 22:04 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 02:21 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-19 04:04 +0100
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 03:14 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-19 12:03 +0100
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 14:37 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-19 11:29 -0700
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 19:08 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-19 12:11 -0700
                Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-20 12:55 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-19 04:01 +0100
            Re: how to use regex library cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-05-19 16:02 +0000
              Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 16:34 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-05-19 13:59 -0700
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 22:06 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-05-24 02:03 -0700
                Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-20 13:14 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-05-24 02:16 -0700
            Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-19 14:37 -0400
          Re: how to use regex library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-18 19:44 -0400
            Re: how to use regex library Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-19 03:49 +0100
              Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 03:03 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2011-05-19 06:48 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-19 05:58 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 14:37 +0000
            Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-19 14:48 -0400
              Re: how to use regex library Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-19 15:05 -0400
      Re: how to use regex library Mark Bluemel <mark_bluemel@pobox.com> - 2011-05-18 13:36 +0100
        Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-18 13:13 -0400
        Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-18 22:13 -0400
          Re: how to use regex library Mark Bluemel <mark_bluemel@pobox.com> - 2011-05-19 08:55 +0100
            Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-19 07:59 -0400
              Re: how to use regex library Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-19 08:50 -0700
              Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-19 15:12 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 19:40 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-05-19 20:58 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-19 22:06 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-05-20 01:01 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-20 01:57 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-20 13:27 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-20 13:08 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-20 18:54 +0100
                Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-20 19:14 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-21 00:04 +0100
                Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-23 12:42 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-23 20:16 +0100
                Re: how to use regex library cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-05-23 21:16 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-24 12:08 -0400
                Re: how to use regex library cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-05-25 05:27 +0000
                Re: how to use regex library Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-22 21:41 -0700
                Re: how to use regex library cri@tiac.net (Richard Harter) - 2011-05-23 21:33 +0000
      Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-18 16:03 +0000
    Re: how to use regex library Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-05-18 14:05 +0000
  Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-20 22:06 -0400
    Re: how to use regex library Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-21 03:49 +0000
      Re: how to use regex library Owner <Owner@Owner-PC.com> - 2011-05-21 20:25 -0400
    Re: how to use regex library Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-21 13:17 -0500

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