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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
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gmi

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?mi)(SELECT|DELETE)(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+FROM*\s+([^\s\/*;]+)?|(?:(?:(CREATE|ALTER|DROP)(?:(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+OR(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+(REPLACE))?)(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+TABLE(?:(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+IF(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+EXISTS)?|(UPDATE)|(ALTER)|(INSERT)(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+(?:INTO?))(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+([^\s\/*;]+)|(?:(REPLACE)(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+(?:INTO?))(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+([^\s\/*;]+)(?:\s*\/\*.*\*\/\s*?)*\s+([^\s\/*;]+)" Local $sString = "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tbl1; CREATE TABLE tbl1 ..." & @CRLF & _ "CREATE TABLE tbl1 ..." & @CRLF & _ "CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE tbl1 ..." & @CRLF & _ "INSERT /*some comment*/ INTO tbl2 ..." & @CRLF & _ "INSERT /*some comment*/ INTO tbl2 ..." & @CRLF & _ "UPDATE tbl3 SET col1 = ..." & @CRLF & _ "/*some garbage comments*/ UPDATE tbl3 SET col1 = ... " & @CRLF & _ "DELETE from tbl4 ..." & @CRLF & _ "select from select_table insert into table_ttt" & @CRLF & _ "alter table alter_table " & @CRLF & _ "#1 some optional statements like CREATE /*some comments*/ TABLE table_name everything else" & @CRLF & _ "#1 some optional statements like CREATE /*some comments*/ OR REPLACE TABLE table_name everything else" & @CRLF & _ "#2 some optional statements like INSERT /*some comments*/ INTO /*some comments*/ table_name" & @CRLF & _ "#3 some optional statements like UPDATE /*some comments*/ table_name everything else" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm