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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
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    [^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
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    \S
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    \d
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    \D
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    \w
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    \W
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    (?:...)
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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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    $
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    \b
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    \B

Regular Expression

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Generated Code

#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?m)(?P<group>(?P<starttag><(?P<tagname>p)[^>]*>)(?P<data>.*)(?P<endtag><\/\3>))" Local $sString = "<p>COVEMA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PALMERO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PLASTIFERRO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>UOCRA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>REPAS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BTU</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PANEDILE</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ELEPRINT</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>JOSÉ J. CHEDIACK</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>NIRO CONSTRUCCIONES</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>HELPORT</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BISCAYNE</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>COARCO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ESUCO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CPC</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>TEL 3</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CARTELLONE</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>MACRO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>VIAL AGRO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ISOLUX CORSÁN</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>AFCP</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>FINNING</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ROGGIO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ROVELLA CARRANZA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ACINDAR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>IERIC</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>IGARRETA MÁQUINAS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>RIVA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>GRUPO ESTISOL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>IECSA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ARMAFERRO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BRICONS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CNH INDUSTRIAL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PAOLINI</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SERVIUR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SANDVIK</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>DECAVIAL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ODEBRECHT</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ENAS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SITRA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SUPERCEMENTO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>JCR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CONSTRUMEX</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BRIALES</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CAPUTO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>LUCIANO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>GALICIA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>VICTOR CONTRERAS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SIKA ARGENTINA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CRIBA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BOETTO Y BUTTIGLIENGO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>MILICIC</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PERIODICO EL CONSTRUCTOR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PHONERENTAL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>DOS ARROYOS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>MARTINEZ Y DE LA FUENTE</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>AUSA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>LUIS LOSI</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>AESA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CONSTRUCTORA SUDAMERICANA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PLANTEL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PCR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BANCO DE LA NACIÓN ARGENTINA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SUBTERRÁNEOS DE BUENOS AIRES</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>HOLA SIM</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>JOSÉ LUIS TRIVIÑO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>TECHINT</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>EDUARDO COLOMBI</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ALEMARSA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CENTRO CONSTRUCCIONES</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>TECNIPISOS</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>XAPOR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>FONTANA NICASTRO</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>CONCRET-NOR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>DYCASA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BURGWARDT</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>SULLAIR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>FONDO FIDUCIARIO FEDERAL DE INFRAESTRUCTURA REGIONAL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>FLOWTEX</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PETERSEN THIELE Y CRUZ</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>LIHUÉ</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>IRAM</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ESTUDIO YMAZ</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>VIDOGAR</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BICE</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ROMERO CAMMISA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BATIMAT</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ALBA CAUCIÓN</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>PROBA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ICF</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>TECMA</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>ALESTE</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>DELEGACIÓN PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>HIDRAVIAL</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>BANCO CIUDAD</p>" & @CRLF & _ "<p>LAMANNA</p>" 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