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action:Search_Clipboard [2015/07/09 14:27] jimmyhartington created |
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- | Search the system or a Named Clipboard using regular expressions, and capturing the results. | + | The Search Clipboard action allows you to search the system clipboard or a named clipboard for a regular expression and capture what you find to one or more variables. This can be very useful for splitting apart the contents of a clipboard. |
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+ | {{:action:searchclipboard.png|}} | ||
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+ | You can search for: | ||
+ | * Regular Expression, matching the case. | ||
+ | * Regular Expression, ignoring the case. | ||
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+ | Select the clipboard to search using the //Search// pop-up. | ||
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+ | Select whether or not to match the case from the //using Regular Expression// pop-up. Then enter the text to search for in the text area. | ||
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+ | Select where to save results with the //and save capture groups to Variables// pop-up. Depending on the nature of your search you may simply be presented with an //All// option, or with the opportunity to save multiple results to multiple variables. | ||
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+ | If the search fails, by default (7.1+) the action will abort the macro and notify you of the failure. The destination variables will not be modified. You can turn off aborting the macro and/or notifying you in the gear menu (the destination variables will still not be modified in this case). | ||
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+ | Examples: | ||
+ | * Use a regular expression to search through a product price list and save only certain parts of it. Given a line like | ||
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+ | //SKU1234 Widget 1 $12.95// | ||
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+ | this could look like the following: | ||
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+ | Search for: (SKU\d{4})\t(.+)\t(.+) | ||
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+ | And capture: the first and third bracketed items to save only the SKU number and the price. To work through a list you would need to include a loop or repeat of some kind. | ||
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+ | {{:action:searchclipboardexample.png|}} | ||
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+ | Which results in: | ||
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+ | {{:action:searchvariableresult.png|}} |