I have a string like this "f_details('277095');">. I just need to get the 277095 part. I've been trying variations of strPattern = "'[0-9]'+", but this is either finding nothing or finding the wrong things.
I don't understand regular expressions despite having a cheat sheet right in front of me. Spent an hour trying different things already. What would this regexp look like?
Here is my code that I use to scrape this site and grab data:
Set objWshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set IE = CreateObject("internetexplorer.application")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
on error resume next
For i=1 To 77 '77 Counties
If i=77 Then Exit For
IE.Visible = True
IE.Navigate "https://lic.ok.gov/PublicPortal/OREC/FindAssociateEntity.jsp"
Do Until IE.ReadyState = 4: WScript.sleep 15: Loop
Do Until IE.Document.ReadyState = "complete": WScript.sleep 10: Loop
IE.Document.getElementsByTagName("select")("AddrCountyCode").Value = i
Do Until IE.Document.ReadyState = "complete": WScript.sleep 10: Loop
For Each btn In IE.Document.getElementsByTagName("input")
If btn.name = "btnSearch" Then btn.Click()
NEXT
strPattern = "'(\d+)'"
strTestString = ie.document.body.innerhtml
arrAllMatches = fGetMatches(strPattern, strTestString)
If UBound(arrAllMatches) <> 0 Then
filename = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName) & "\License.txt"
set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set ts = fso.opentextfile(filename,8,true)
ts.write Join(arrAllMatches, vbCrlf)
ts.close
Else
WScript.Echo "-- None Found --"
End if
next
Wscript.echo "DONE!"
'=====================================================================
Function fGetMatches(sPattern, sStr)
Dim regEx, retVal, sMatch, colMatches, temp
Set regEx = New RegExp ' Create a regular expression.
regEx.Pattern = sPattern ' Set pattern.
regEx.IgnoreCase = True ' Set case insensitivity.
regEx.Global = True ' Set global applicability.
Set colMatches = regEx.Execute(sStr) ' Execute search.
If colMatches.Count = 0 Then
temp = Array("")
Else
'# Convert Collection to Array
For Each sMatch In colMatches
temp = temp & sMatch & "¶"
Next
temp = Left(temp, Len(temp) - 1)
temp = Split(temp, "¶")
End If
fGetMatches = temp
End Function
'\d+'
Just add quantifier to \d instead of ' as you want \d to repeat.
Try (?<=')\d+(?=') if you want to get only 277095
See demo.
https://regex101.com/r/iS6jF6/6
Dim strRegex as String = "'\d+'"
Dim myRegex As New Regex(strRegex, RegexOptions.Multiline)
Dim strTargetString As String = "f_details('277095');"
For Each myMatch As Match In myRegex.Matches(strTargetString)
If myMatch.Success Then
' Add your code here
End If
Next
VBScript's regexp implementation is restricted, but if you follow the general rule "Keep it simple", even here you can cut a sequence of numbers easily:
>> Set r = New RegExp
>> r.Pattern = "\d+"
>> s = "f_details('277095');"
>> WScript.Echo r.Execute(s)(0).Value
>>
277095
Additionaly to Vks answer, you can use capturing groups to capture the content you need.
You can use a regex like this:
'(\d+)'
Working demo
You can see highlighted in blue the match and in green the captured content
Match information
MATCH 1
1. [11-17] `277095`
Related
I am trying to get the text right after - Map in this case example it is "AVE_NMHG_I_214_4010_XML_SAT" and input that into each Map Name row within the column up until the next space character found in could end up being "AVE_I_214_4010" as another example.
this is where I'm trying to make this fit.
Dim tmp As String
Dim RegX2 As Object, Mats1 As Object
tmp = strColS
Set RegX2 = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
With RegX2
.Global = True
.Pattern = "Map\d{7}"
Set Mats1 = .Execute(tmp)
End With
If (RegX2.Test(tmp)) Then
Set Mats1 = RegX2.Execute(tmp)
tmp = Mats1(0)
Else
With RegX2
.Pattern = "MAP\d{9}"
Set Mats1 = .Execute(tmp)
End With
If (RegX.Test(tmp)) Then
tmp = Mats1(0)
End If
End If
Set Mats1 = Nothing
Set RegX2 = Nothing
Note: there isn't always a Map specified and sometimes it is defined as MAP or map.
This code works by selecting the emails in outlook and then running the macro for only that selected emails.
This is an example of a subject that has the
Example Subject
RE: TS001889493 - Translation failure - Inbound - ( VEXP/ HONCE/ Document Type 214 - Map AVE_NMHG_I_214_4010_XML_SAT - Error Conditional Relationship Error in N103 (0066) [ ref:_00D50c9MW._5000z1J3cG8:ref ]
Example of body
Dear Valued Trading Partner,
We received the attached 214 transactions from Sender ID: VEXP/ Receiver ID: HONCE that failed due to Conditional Relationship Error in the N1_03 (0066).
As per the map logic, If either N103 or N104 is present, then the other is required as they are in conditional relationship with each other. But in the input file received, N104 value is missing hence the error.
Transaction Details: #4# Attached
Please correct and resend the data.
Thank you, Simon Huggs | Sass support - Basic
What happens in the #num# is that it gets the sum of all these after making a match of the "TS" ticket ID.
This is the code I have up until now
Option Explicit
Sub WritingTicketNumberAndfailuresnew()
Dim xlApp As Object
Dim xlWB As Object
Dim xlSheet As Object
Dim rCount, STicket, SticketNumber As Long
Dim bXStarted As Boolean
Dim enviro As String
Dim strPath, SSubject As String
Dim currentExplorer As Explorer
Dim Selection As Selection
Dim olItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim obj As Object
Dim strColS, strColB, sassupport, sMailDateReceived, SFrom As String
Dim Actions1, Actions2, Actions3, Actions4 As Boolean
Dim I, cnt, email_needed As Integer
' Get Excel set up
On Error Resume Next
Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
If Err <> 0 Then
Application.StatusBar = "Please wait while Excel source is opened ... "
Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
bXStarted = True
End If
On Error GoTo 0
'Open a specific workbook to input the data the path of the workbook under the windows user account
enviro = CStr(Environ("USERPROFILE"))
strPath = enviro & "\Documents\topthreeticket.xlsx"
Set xlWB = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(strPath)
Set xlSheet = xlWB.Sheets("Sheet1")
' Add column names
xlSheet.Range("A1") = "Email Subject"
xlSheet.Range("B1") = "Map Name"
xlSheet.Range("C1") = "Case Number"
xlSheet.Range("D1") = "No. Of Failures"
xlSheet.Range("E1") = "Date"
xlSheet.Range("F1") = "Week Number"
sassupport = "sassuport#sass.com"
On Error Resume Next
'Find the next empty line of the worksheet
rCount = xlSheet.Range("A" & xlSheet.Rows.Count).End(-4162).Row
'needed for Exchange 2016. Remove if causing blank lines.
rCount = rCount + 1
' get the values from outlook
Set currentExplorer = Application.ActiveExplorer
Set Selection = currentExplorer.Selection
For Each obj In Selection
Set olItem = obj
'collect the fields for ticket number and failure count
strColS = olItem.Subject
strColB = olItem.Body
SFrom = olItem.SenderEmailAddress
sMailDateReceived = olItem.ReceivedTime
Dim sFailures, stmp1, stmp2, stmp3 As String
Dim RegX As Object, Mats As Object
Dim Found As Boolean
' Check the number of failures from body
sFailures = "0"
stmp1 = strColB
Set RegX = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
With RegX
.Global = True
.Pattern = "#\d+#"
Set Mats = .Execute(stmp1)
End With
If (RegX.Test(stmp1)) Then
stmp2 = Mats(0)
Found = True
stmp3 = Mid(stmp2, 2, Len(stmp2) - 2)
sFailures = stmp3
Else
With RegX
.Pattern = "#d\d+"
Set Mats = .Execute(stmp1)
End With
If (RegX.Test(stmp1)) Then
stmp2 = Mats(0)
Found = True
stmp3 = Mid(stmp2, 2, Len(stmp2) - 1)
sFailures = stmp3
End If
End If
Set Mats = Nothing
Set RegX = Nothing
Dim tmp As String
Dim RegX2 As Object, Mats1 As Object
tmp = strColS
Set RegX2 = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
With RegX2
.Global = True
.Pattern = "Map\d{7}"
Set Mats1 = .Execute(tmp)
End With
If (RegX2.Test(tmp)) Then
Set Mats1 = RegX2.Execute(tmp)
tmp = Mats1(0)
Else
With RegX2
.Pattern = "MAP\d{9}"
Set Mats1 = .Execute(tmp)
End With
If (RegX.Test(tmp)) Then
tmp = Mats1(0)
End If
End If
Set Mats1 = Nothing
Set RegX2 = Nothing
Dim tempticketnum, tmpdate As String
Dim ticketnumposition As Integer
'write them in the excel sheet
If SFrom = sassupport Then
xlSheet.Range("A" & rCount) = strColS
xlSheet.Range("B" & rCount) = tmp2
xlSheet.Range("C" & rCount) = tmp
xlSheet.Range("D" & rCount) = sFailures ' number of failures
xlSheet.Range("E" & rCount) = sMailDateReceived
rCount = rCount + 1
End If
Next
Set olItem = Nothing
Set obj = Nothing
Set currentExplorer = Nothing
Set xlSheet = Nothing
Set xlWB = Nothing
Set xlApp = Nothing
End Sub
To extract the substring as you specify:
.ignorecase = True
.pattern = "map\s*(\S+)"
or
.pattern = "\bmap\s*(\S+)"
The substring will be in capturing group 1
If there is no map then the .test(..) line will return False
Regex Explained
\bmap\s*(\S+)
Options: Case insensitive; ^$ don’t match at line breaks
Assert position at a word boundary \b
Match the character string “map” literally map
Match a single character that is a “whitespace character” \s*
Between zero and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy) *
Match the regex below and capture its match into backreference number 1 (\S+)
Match a single character that is NOT a “whitespace character” \S+
Between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy) +
Created with RegexBuddy
I need some directions on how to use regex to remove special characters such as fractions,exponents,degree symbol and any other non normal letters in a string. I know the code below find the string base on those criteria but does it include all unicode characters?
Code for your attention:
Dim strPattern As String: strPattern = "[^\u0000-\u007F]"
Dim regEx As Object
Set regEx = CreateObject("VBScript.RegExp")
regEx.Global = True
regEx.IgnoreCase = True
regEx.Pattern = strPattern
For Each cell In ActiveSheet.Range("C:C") ' Define your own range here
If strPattern <> "" Then ' If the cell is not empty
If regEx.Test(cell.Value) Then ' Check if there is a match
cell.Interior.ColorIndex = 6 ' If yes, change the background color
End If
End If
Next
This does not use regular expressions.
There are many potentially "bad" characters. Rather than trying to remove them,
just keep the "good" ones.
Select some cell and run this short macro:
Sub UniKiller()
Dim s As String, temp As String, i As Long
Dim C As String
s = ActiveCell.Value
If s = "" Then Exit Sub
temp = ""
For i = 1 To Len(s)
C = Mid(s, i, 1)
If AscW(C) > 31 And AscW(C) < 127 Then
temp = temp & C
End If
Next i
ActiveCell.Value = temp
End Sub
If you need to "clean" more than one cell, put the logic in a loop.
I have a problem to replace some serial number such as [30] [31] [32]... to [31] [32] [33]... in MS word when I insert a new references in the middle of article. I have not found a solution way in GUI so I try to use VBA to do that replacement. I find a similar problem in stack overflow:
MS Word Macro to increment all numbers in word document
However, this way is a bit inconvenient because it have to generate some replacement array in other place. Can I make that replacement with regex and some function in MS Word VBA like code below?
Sub replaceWithregExp()
Dim regExp As Object
Dim regx, S$, Strnew$
Set regExp = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
With regExp
.Pattern = "\[([0-9]{2})\]"
.Global = True
End With
'How to do some calculations with $1?
Selection.Text = regExp.Replace(Selection.Text, "[$1]")
End Sub
But I don't know how to do some calculations with $1 in regExp? I have try use "[$1+1]" but it return [31+1] [32+1] [33+1]. Can anyone help? Thanks!
It is impossible to pass a callback function to the RegExp.Replace, so you have the only option: use RegExp.execute and process matches in a loop.
Here is an example code for your case (I took a shortcut since you only have the value to modify inside known delimiters, [ and ].)
Sub replaceWithregExp()
Dim regExp As Object
Dim regx, S$, Strnew$
Set regExp = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
With regExp
.Pattern = "\[([0-9]{2})]"
.Global = True
End With
'How to do some calculations with $1?
' Removing regExp.Replace(Selection.Text, "[$1]")
For Each m In regExp.Execute(Selection.Text)
Selection.Text = Left(Selection.Text, m.FirstIndex+1) _
& Replace(m.Value, m.Value, CStr(CInt(m.Submatches(0)) + 10)) _
& Mid(Selection.Text, m.FirstIndex + Len(m.Value))
Next m
End Sub
Here,
Selection.Text = Left(Selection.Text, m.FirstIndex+1) - Get what is before
& Replace(m.Value, m.Value, CStr(CInt(m.Submatches(0)) + 10)) - Add 10 to the captured number
& Mid(Selection.Text, m.FirstIndex + Len(m.Value)) - Append what is after the capture
That should do the trick :
Sub IncrementWithRegex()
Dim Para As Paragraph
Set Para = ThisDocument.Paragraphs.First
Dim ParaNext As Paragraph
Dim oRange As Range
Set oRange = Para.Range
Dim regEx As New RegExp
Dim regMatch As Variant
Dim ACrO As String
With regEx
.Global = True
.MultiLine = False
.IgnoreCase = False
.Pattern = "[\[]([0-9]{2})[\]]"
End With
Do While Not Para Is Nothing
Set ParaNext = Para.Next
Set oRange = Para.Range
'Debug.Print oRange.Text
If regEx.test(oRange.Text) Then
For Each regMatch In regEx.Execute(oRange.Text)
oRange.Text = _
Left(oRange.Text, _
InStr(1, oRange.Text, CStr(regMatch))) & _
CDbl(regMatch) + 1 & _
Right(oRange.Text, _
Len(CStr(regMatch)) + InStr(1, oRange.Text, CStr(regMatch)))
Next regMatch
Else
End If
Set Para = ParaNext
Loop
End Sub
To use this, remember to add the reference :
Description: Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5
FullPath: C:\windows\SysWOW64\vbscript.dll\3
Major.Minor: 5.5
Name: VBScript_RegExp_55
GUID: {3F4DACA7-160D-11D2-A8E9-00104B365C9F}
Here is a simple VBA macro you can use to achieve this :
Sub IncrementNumbers()
Dim regExp As Object
Dim i As Integer
Dim fullMatch As String
Dim subMatch As Integer
Dim replacement As String
Const TMP_PREFIX As String = "$$$"
Set regExp = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
With regExp
.Pattern = "\[([0-9]{2})\]"
.Global = True
.MultiLine = True
End With
'Ensure selected text match our regex
If regExp.test(Selection.Text) Then
'Find all matches
Set matches = regExp.Execute(Selection.Text)
' Start from last match
For i = 0 To (matches.Count - 1)
fullMatch = matches(i).Value
subMatch = CInt(matches(i).SubMatches(0))
'Increment by 1
subMatch = subMatch + 1
'Create replacement. Add a temporary prefix so we ensure [30] replaced with [31]
'will not be replaced with [32] when [31] will be replaced
replacement = "[" & TMP_PREFIX & subMatch & "]"
'Replace full match with [subMatch]
Selection.Text = Replace(Selection.Text, fullMatch, replacement)
Next
End If
'Now replacements are complete, we have to remove replacement prefix
Selection.Text = Replace(Selection.Text, TMP_PREFIX, "")
End Sub
I can't seem to figure out the RegExp to extract the bullet points between two group of words in a word document.
For example:
Risk Assessment:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Internal Audit
In this case I want to extract the bullet points between "Risk Assessment" and "Internal Audit", one bullet at a time and assign that bullet to an Excel cell. As shown in the code below I have pretty much everything done, except I cant figure out the correct Regex pattern. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance!
Sub PopulateExcelTable()
Dim fd As Office.FileDialog
Set fd = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fd
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.Title = "Please select the file."
.Filters.Clear
.Filters.Add "Word 2007-2013", "*.docx"
If .Show = True Then
txtFileName = .SelectedItems(1)
End If
End With
Dim WordApp As Word.Application
Set WordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Dim WordDoc As Word.Document
Set WordDoc = WordApp.Documents.Open(txtFileName)
Dim str As String: str = WordDoc.Content.Text ' Assign entire document content to string
Dim rex As New RegExp
rex.Pattern = "\b[^Risk Assessment\s].*[^Internal Audit\s]"
Dim i As long : i = 1
rex.Global = True
For Each mtch In rex.Execute(str)
Debug.Print mtch
Range("A" & i).Value = mtch
i = i + 1
Next mtch
WordDoc.Close
WordApp.Quit
End Sub
This is probably a long way around the problem but it works.
Steps I'm taking:
Find bullet list items using keywords before and after list in regexp.
(Group) regexp pattern so that you can extract everything in-between words.
Store listed items group into a string.
Split string by new line character into a new array.
Output each array item to excel.
Loop again since there may be more than one list in document.
Note: I don't see your code for a link to Excel workbook. I'll assume this part is working.
Dim rex As New RegExp
rex.Pattern = "(\bRisk Assessment\s)(.*)(Internal\sAudit\s)"
rex.Global = True
rex.MultiLine = True
rex.IgnoreCase = True
Dim lineArray() As String
Dim myMatches As Object
Set myMatches = rex.Execute(str)
For Each mtch In rex.Execute(str)
'Debug.Print mtch.SubMatches(1)
lineArray = Split(mtch.SubMatches(1), vbLf)
For x = LBound(lineArray) To UBound(lineArray)
'Debug.Print lineArray(x)
Range("A" & i).Value = lineArray(x)
i = i + 1
Next
Next mtch
My test page looks like this:
Results from inner Debug.Print line return this:
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Edit:
Since my string became more and more complicated looks like regexp is the only way.
I do not have a lot experience in that and your help is much appreciated.
Basically from what I read on the web I construct the following exp to try matching occurrence in my sample string:
"My very long long string 12Mar2012 is right here 23Apr2015"
[0-9][0-9] + [a-zA-Z] + [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]
and trying this code. I do not have any match. Any good link on regexp tutorial much appreciated.
Dim re, match, RegExDate
Set re = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
re.Pattern = "(^[0-9][0-9] + [a-zA-Z] + [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$)"
re.Global = True
For Each match In re.Execute(str)
MsgBox match.Value
RegExDate = match.Value
Exit For
Next
Thank you
This code validates the actual date from the Regexp using DateValuefor robustness
Sub Robust()
Dim Regex As Object
Dim RegexMC As Object
Dim RegexM As Object
Dim strIn As String
Dim BDate As Boolean
strIn = "My very long long string 12Mar2012 is right here 23Apr2015 and 30Feb2002"
Set Regex = CreateObject("vbscript.regexp")
With Regex
.Pattern = "(([0-9])|([0-2][0-9])|([3][0-1]))(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec)(\d{4})"
.Global = True
If .test(strIn) Then
Set RegexMC = .Execute(strIn)
On Error Resume Next
For Each RegexM In RegexMC
BDate = False
BDate = IsDate(DateValue(RegexM.submatches(0) & " " & RegexM.submatches(4) & " " & RegexM.submatches(5)))
If BDate Then Debug.Print RegexM
Next
On Error GoTo 0
End If
End With
End Sub
thanks for all your help !!!
I managed to solve my problem using this simple code.
Dim rex As New RegExp
Dim dateCol As New Collection
rex.Pattern = "(\d|\d\d)(Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec)(\d{4})?"
rex.Global = True
For Each match In rex.Execute(sStream)
dateCol.Add match.Value
Next
Just note that on my side I'm sure that I got valid date in the string so the reg expression is easy.
thnx
Ilya
The following is a quick attempt I made. It's far from perfect.
Basically, it splits the string into words. While looping through the words it cuts off any punctuation (period and comma, you might need to add more).
When processing an item, we try to remove each month name from it. If the string gets shorter we might have a date.
It checks to see if the length of the final string is about right (5 or 6 characters, 1 or 2 + 4 for day and year)
You could instead (or also) check to see that there all numbers.
Private Const MonthList = "JAN,FEB,MAR,APR,MAY,JUN,JUL,AUG,SEP,OCT,NOV,DEC"
Public Function getDates(ByVal Target As String) As String
Dim Data() As String
Dim Item As String
Dim Index As Integer
Dim List() As String
Dim Index2 As Integer
Dim Test As String
Dim Result As String
List = Split(MonthList, ",")
Data = Split(Target, " ")
Result = ""
For Index = LBound(Data) To UBound(Data)
Item = UCase(Replace(Replace(Data(Index), ".", ""), ",", ""))
For Index2 = LBound(Data) To UBound(Data)
Test = Replace(Item, List(Index2), "")
If Not Test = Item Then
If Len(Test) = 5 Or Len(Test) = 6 Then
If Result = "" Then
Result = Item
Else
Result = Result & ", " & Item
End If
End If
End If
Next Index2
Next
getDates = Result
End Function