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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>This is what I used for bulk review of some
old data with QTP. </span></font><font size=2 face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi'>"(^|#)@!@(^|#)@.(^|#)@"</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The pattern looks for :-</span></font></p>
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color:blue'> an initial alpha or numeric
character</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi'>@</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> zero
or any alphanumerics and special characters</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi'>(^|#)@ </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>another set of characters beginning with at least one alphanumeric</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi'>. </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>a full stop</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi'>(^|#)@ </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>and a final set of characters beginning with an alphanumeric. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The patttern may let in some strange
characters like { or %, but it did clean up lots of rubbish. </span></font></p>
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11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>A look at this link suggests the above is
not complete! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_address">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_address</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>Derek</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:blue'>Fyfield</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
powerh-l-bounces+derek.fyfield=orbit.net@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+derek.fyfield=orbit.net@lists.sowder.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Gordon, Kevin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 31 August 2006
4:47 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Powerhouse<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Email Address Pattern
Matching</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>Here's what I came up with last time I did
this:</span></font><font face="r_ansi"><span style='font-family:r_ansi'></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:r_ansi;color:navy'>"(^|#|!_|!-|!.)>!@((^|#|!_|!-)>!.)>^>"</span></font><font face="r_ansi"><span style='font-family:r_ansi'></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy'>I haven't reanalysed it but it did the
job at the time!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=gray face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray'>Kevin Gordon<br>
Sea Containers Information Services</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
powerh-l-bounces+kevin.gordon=seacontainers.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+kevin.gordon=seacontainers.com@lists.sowder.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Hamer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 31 August 2006 14:23<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Powerhouse<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Email Address Pattern
Matching</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Greeting Listers,</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m trying to develop a pattern match for a generic
e-mail address to put in the Pattern for the e_mail_address element in the
dictionary. Here’s what I have so far:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:r_ansi'>"(^|!.|#)*!@(^|#)*!.(^|#)*"</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>That is, (any character or decimal or digit) repeating and
then the character @ and then (any character or digit) repeating and then the
character . and then (any character or digit) repeating.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I think this will do but I wonder if there is a more
comprehensive pattern that I should be using. My purpose is to catch typos by
the office staff (spaces, for example).</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jim</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jim Hamer</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:jhamer@milk.org">jhamer@milk.org</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(905) 821-8970 ext 233</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:jim.hamer@hamerdata.com">jim.hamer@hamerdata.com</a></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(416) 489-3298</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.hamerdata.com">www.hamerdata.com</a></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><br>
______________________________________________________________________<br>
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.<br>
______________________________________________________________________<br>
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This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.<br>
______________________________________________________________________</span></font></p>
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