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• expandtablefiletypes Function
• EXTRACT_STRING Function
• getstringfromfile Function
• LASTWORD Function
• LEADING Function
• LEFT Function
• left_u Function
• rat_u Function
• regex_literal_extract Function
• regex_literal_mask_get Function
• right_u Function
• SUBSTR Function
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regex_literal_extract Function

Syntax

Arguments

text

Input to extract dynamic portions from.

RegEx

Pattern that contains literals and dynamic elements

options

If regex ranges are included, '+' to extend the range regex_literal_mask_get function regarding the '+' option.

Description

Extract the literal characters from a decorated string. This processes input that is expected to contain delimiters, stripping out the delimiters, leaving just the data.

This is useful for processing data (removing a mask) before storage.

Example

' Remove the 'literal' characters from input , leaving only the dynamic portions.
? regex_literal_extract("1-(800) 451 1018","[0-9]-\([0-9][0-9][0-9]\) [0-9][0-9][0-9] [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]")
= "18004511018"

See Also

• Character Extraction Functions