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Old 09-17-2009, 07:23 AM   #1
wolfipa
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search string in text and print string


Hi,

I try to parse html data and search for certain strings.
The search string should be
SIxxxxx
or
MFxxxxx
where xxxxx is any number from 0 to 99999

I've tried many different solutions (using cut to get the correct column,...) but I have more than one html document and the layout slightly differs.

At the end I just need the found string. e.g. SI33001

Thanks for any hint!
 
Old 09-17-2009, 07:42 AM   #2
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You need something more generic than "cut". Try this
Code:
grep -Eo "(SI|MF)[[:digit:]]{5}" input.file
See the manpage.
 
Old 09-17-2009, 08:03 AM   #3
wolfipa
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Hi syg00
this just works like a charm .. but only on my linux box.

The grep command on the system I need to run this doesn't know the "o" switch ... any other idea?

Thanks very much for the great hint.
 
Old 09-17-2009, 08:43 AM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wolfipa View Post
Hi syg00
this just works like a charm .. but only on my linux box.

The grep command on the system I need to run this doesn't know the "o" switch ... any other idea?

Thanks very much for the great hint.
What is the other system? since you are using GREP, I assume that it is some sort of *nix.

What does the man page say?
 
Old 09-17-2009, 08:50 AM   #5
wolfipa
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hi,
you know as400? I'm running the command in some kind of *nix environment.
Anyhow, I just managed to get the "grep" command from AIX - and this one is capable of running the -Eo option.
Thanks!
 
  


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