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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]
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    [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
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    \D
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    \w
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    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • 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
    ^
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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
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    \B

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gmx

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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?mx)(?:" & @CRLF & _ " ^" & @CRLF & _ " \s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?<host>[\w-\.]*)" & @CRLF & _ " \s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?<rectype>\w*)" & @CRLF & _ " \s*" & @CRLF & _ " (?<value>[\w\.-].*)" & @CRLF & _ " \s*$" & @CRLF & _ ")" Local $sString = "> ls -d midlandls.pncint.net " & @CRLF & _ "[pasum60ad02.pncint.net]" & @CRLF & _ " midlandls.pncint.net. SOA vasan60ad03.pncint.net ip.address.request.pncbank.com. (562550790 10800 3600 1209600 60)" & @CRLF & _ " midlandls.pncint.net. NS vaash60ad04.pncint.net " & @CRLF & _ " midlandls.pncint.net. NS pasum60ad11.pncint.net " & @CRLF & _ " midlandls.pncint.net. NS pasum60ad01.pncint.net " & @CRLF & _ " midlandls.pncint.net. NS pasum60ad02.pncint.net " & @CRLF & _ " arcs-msmq CNAME weka357w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " bar-rpt CNAME wbar303a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " Bin CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " cigna-msmq CNAME welm350w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " citigroup-msmq CNAME welm352w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " Cwm CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " Cwm-app CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " cwm-rpt CNAME wcwm316a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " dbank-msmq CNAME welm344w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " egs CNAME egs-gf0.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " egs-gf0 A 10.15.5.238" & @CRLF & _ " egs-gf1 A 10.38.5.238" & @CRLF & _ " egs-snat-gf0 A 10.15.7.238" & @CRLF & _ " egs-snat-gf1 A 10.38.7.238" & @CRLF & _ " eka CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " elm CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " fdic-msmq CNAME welm358w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " genworth-msmq CNAME welm365w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " icsg-msmq CNAME welm375w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " iru CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " iru-rpt CNAME wiru307a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mat CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mat-app CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mat-rpt CNAME wmat302a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mde CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mde-internet CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mfn CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mfn-app CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mfn-rpt CNAME wmfn318a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mis CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mis-app CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mis-rpt CNAME wmis308a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mls-msmq CNAME weka353w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mvm CNAME services-gf1.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " mvm-rpt CNAME wmvm302a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " pii CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " pnc-msmq CNAME weka373w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " pnclms-msmq CNAME weka349w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " rdt CNAME services-gf1.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " services-gf1 A 10.26.64.229" & @CRLF & _ " services-gf2 A 10.28.8.229" & @CRLF & _ " services-snat-gf1 A 10.26.68.249" & @CRLF & _ " services-snat-gf2 A 10.28.12.227" & @CRLF & _ " wdunlop-msmq CNAME welm31bw.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " wlm CNAME services-gf2.midlandls.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " wlm-app CNAME wwlm305w.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " wlm-rpt CNAME wwlm306a.prod.pncint.net" & @CRLF & _ " midlandls.pncint.net. SOA vasan60ad03.pncint.net ip.address.request.pncbank.com. (562550790 10800 3600 1209600 60)" & @CRLF & _ "" 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