Jun 08
Jon Harris RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
Jun 08, 2016; 12:33
Jon Harris
RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
Hi List
I am a looking for a quick way of converting blocks of text to <ul>, using regex.
The text will look something like this:
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Var('mytext') = "
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
+ item one
+ item two
+ item three
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum" ;
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So, the list starts with a line beginning with a "+" and has a single new-line, at the end. Each element has the same structure. The last item in the list starts with a "+" and has two new lines. There could be any number of elements in the list, but it will always be formatted as above. The bullet points will only be a single line of text (typically just five or six words).
I would like a series of (three?) String_ReplaceRegExp() which makes it into this:
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
<ul>
<li>item one</li>
<li>item two</li>
<li>item three</li>
</ul>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum
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Is this possible? I am struggling with getting anything working as I keep hitting "PCRE compilation failed" errors.
I was thinking perhaps I need symbols at the beginning and end of the list. Something like:
*
+ item one
+ item two
+ item three
/*
Any help appreciated.
Regards
jon
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Jun 08
Jolle Carlestam Re: RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
Jun 08, 2016; 14:36
Jolle Carlestam
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Jon Harris RE: RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
Jun 08, 2016; 12:44
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Jon Harris RE: RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
Jun 08, 2016; 13:02
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Jon Harris RE: RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
Jun 08, 2016; 13:06
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Jun 08, 2016; 15:25
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Jon Harris RE: RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
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Jun 08, 2016; 21:20
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Steve Piercy - Website Builder RE: RegEx Help - generating ULs from text
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