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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
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    \S
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    \d
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    \D
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    \W
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    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    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}
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    ^
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    $
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    \b
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gmi

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#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of MsgBox Local $sRegex = "(?mi)\s(L.?T.?D.?A.?|E.?I.?R.?L.?|S.?P.?A.?)|(LI?MI?T[DA]{0,3})|(S[\.\s]{0,2}?A\.?)$" Local $sString = "CONSTRUCTORA CORACEROS LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SERVICIOS EXTERNOS SARE LTDA" & @CRLF & _ "SOCIEDAD COMERCIAL DE REPRESENTACIONES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "NGS S.A." & @CRLF & _ "INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "DARTEL TALCA LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "EUROMERCAD S A" & @CRLF & _ "CARGO ENTREGA S A" & @CRLF & _ "DE LA FUENTE Y CARPANETTI LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "INGELAN CONSULTORES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "CIA INMOBILIARIA Y DE INVERSIONES TRICELTA LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "CHILENA DE COMPUTACION LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "ASESORIAS E INVERSIONES RPV LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC AGRICOLA Y GANADERA EL MEMBRILLAR LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "R Y C CARGO LTDA" & @CRLF & _ "TEJIDOS TRENZATEX LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "GENIAL DISENO Y PUBLICIDAD LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "ACME ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES S A" & @CRLF & _ "SOC DE TRANSPORTES VALIJA Y CARGAS SERVIVAL LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL SAN ANGEL LIMITAD" & @CRLF & _ "ARKADIA MUEBLES Y DECORACIONES LTDA" & @CRLF & _ "IMPORTADORA EXPORTADORA YARDAS LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "REPDEVAL EQUIPOS Y COMPANIA LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "AGENCIA DE ADUANAS JORGE E. CELIS CORNEJO CIA LTDA" & @CRLF & _ "PINTO GLAVICH INGENIERIA Y CONSTRUCCION S A" & @CRLF & _ "PRODUCTOS MITRE LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "IMPORTADORA Y COMERCIAL ALTEA LTDA" & @CRLF & _ "COMERCIAL ICOM SPA" & @CRLF & _ "VINA CASABLANCA S.A." & @CRLF & _ "LATCAM PAGOS INTERNACIONALES S.A." & @CRLF & _ "SERVICIOS DE MARKETING DIRECTO Y MERCHANDISING LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "MONTAJES OROPESA LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "AMENABAR Y ASOCIADOS TALLERES GRAFICOS S.A." & @CRLF & _ "SOCIEDAD SPORT TRADE LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "VINA PIRAZZOLI LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "OPTICA NUEVA VISION LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "B & S SOLUCIONES COMPUTACIONALES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC COMERCIAL PROLABI LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "CENTRO DE COMUNICACIONES COPIAPO LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "TECNOAYSEN LTDA" & @CRLF & _ "COMERCIO INTERNAC REPRESENT E INV SECTRADE LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC GASTRONOMICA CASABLANCA LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC COMERC TRADE MARK LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC COMERCIAL E INMOBILIARIA PLASTOCK LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC PUBLICITARIA MORENO Y COMPANIA LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "N PRODUCCIONES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "TECNOLOGIA Y SERVICIOS EN COMPRESORES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS COMPUTACIONALES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "AERO ANDINA S A" & @CRLF & _ "COMERCIALIZADORA BANDELSUR LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "GLOVOX PRODUCCIONES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "COMERCIAL LORENA GONZALEZ RAMOS E.I.R.L." & @CRLF & _ "HOSPITAL & DIAGNOSTICS SUPPLIES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "APOYO EXPRESS SERVICIOS LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "AGRICOLA LAS MERCEDES DEL LIMARI LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "ALIMENTOS DEL NORTE LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "IKONS ATN INVERSIONES LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "JULIO Y NIXON LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "SOC AGRICOLA Y COMERCIAL JERUSALEM LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "IMAGEN Y DISENO LIMITADA" & @CRLF & _ "XPERIENCE CONSULTORIA Y SERVICIOS COMPUTACIONALES LIMTADA" & @CRLF & _ "SERVICIOS PUBLICITARIOS CANAL DIRECTO LIMITADA" Local $sSubst = "" Local $sResult = StringRegExpReplace($sString, $sRegex, $sSubst) MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Result", $sResult)

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