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Ryan’s RegEx Tester for Building INI Data Files (AutoHotkey Quick Reference Script, Part Five)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, INI Files, Intermediate Level, Programming, Reference, Regular Expressions (RegEx), Web Pages , , ,

Sometimes It’s Quicker and Easier to Use Ryan RegEx Tester Rather Than Writing an AutoHotkey Script I used Ryan’s RegEx Tester in an earlier blog to create Web links without writing an AutoHotkey script. This time I take advantage of this powerful tool by using it to extract data for insertion into the INI file discussed in … Continue reading Ryan’s RegEx Tester for Building INI Data Files (AutoHotkey Quick Reference Script, Part Five)

Extracting Multiple Dates from Text Using AutoHotkey RegEx

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Dates and Time, Regular Expressions (RegEx) ,

While Not Simple (and a Little Bit “Greedy”), the RegEx for Two-Date Parsing Only Requires One Selection I received the following query from a reader: Hi! Is it possible to highlight the entire date range (e.g. 16 March 2021 to 21 May 2021) when the Hotkey is triggered, feed it into the timespan ahk, and … Continue reading Extracting Multiple Dates from Text Using AutoHotkey RegEx

Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Mining Text in Files (AutoHotkey Startup Control)

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When It Comes to Extracting Data from Text Files, Nothing Works Like Regular Expressions (RegEx) Last time, “Peeking at Notes Inside Auto-Startup AHK Script Files,” I added a feature for reading notes inside the .ahk files targeted by shortcuts launched from the Windows Startup folder to the AutoStartupControl.ahk script. This gave me a method for … Continue reading Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Mining Text in Files (AutoHotkey Startup Control)

AutoHotkey Tip of the Week: Dynamic Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Math Calculating Hotstrings

Jack Dunning Autocorrect, AutoHotkey, Cool Scripts, Functions, Hotstrings, Intermediate Level, Labels, Loops, Parsing Data, Regular Expressions (RegEx), Send Command, Windows scripting , , , ,

An AutoHotkey Classic, the Dynamic Hotstrings() Function Makes Instant RegEx Replacements Possible—Now, You Can Do Math with Your Hotstrings! Anyone who reads my blog on a routine basis knows how I love Regular Expressions (RegEx). They make feasible all kinds of capabilities not practical by any other method. While not necessarily easy for a beginner … Continue reading AutoHotkey Tip of the Week: Dynamic Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Math Calculating Hotstrings

AutoHotkey Tip of the Week: Save Time with CodeQuickTester for Testing and Modifying Scripts

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Cool Scripts, Editing Tools, Windows scripting , , , , ,

Stop Creating Temporary Files to Check Out the New Scripts You Find on the Web—CodeQuickTester Directly Runs AutoHotkey Code without Saving Since I consider educating motivated users about how to write and implement AutoHotkey scripts my primary purpose in life, I rarely recommend specific “user-friendly” AutoHotkey tools. Although they make scripting simpler, easy-to-use programming apps often interfere … Continue reading AutoHotkey Tip of the Week: Save Time with CodeQuickTester for Testing and Modifying Scripts

A Simple AutoHotkey RegEx Trick to Print a List

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Editing Tools, Regular Expressions (RegEx) ,

Sometimes I Find It Quicker to Use Ryan’s RegEx Tester to Make a Clean List While working on my current book, I found that I needed a printed list to keep track of my progress. In many circumstances, computer-based lists work fine but sometimes I want a piece of paper which I can markup with checks, … Continue reading A Simple AutoHotkey RegEx Trick to Print a List

Comparing Today’s AutoHotkey Version 1.1 and the Future Version 2.0 (Part 3—RegExs for Converting to V2.0)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, AutoHotkey GUIs, GUI (Graphical User Interface) Pop-ups, Intermediate Level, Regular Expressions (RegEx), Version 2.0, Windows scripting , , ,

When and If the Time Comes, Regular Expressions (RegEx) Can Help with the Conversion Process from AutoHotkey V1.1 to V2.0 Identified by the (v1,v2) on the right side of the script name in the index, I’ve converted a few of the script on the Free AutoHotkey Script page from AutoHotkey V1.1 to the alpha version … Continue reading Comparing Today’s AutoHotkey Version 1.1 and the Future Version 2.0 (Part 3—RegExs for Converting to V2.0)

Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Parsing Text (AutoHotkey Quick Reference Script Part Three)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Intermediate Level, Programming, Reference, Regular Expressions (RegEx), Web Pages , ,

The RegExReplace() Function Makes It Easy to Extract and Cleanup Text, Plus a Quick-and-Dirty RegEx to Strip All HTML Tags Last time, we accessed commands at AutoHotkey.com using its hidden built-in index. Whenever the script downloaded a command page, we identified it by the embedded HTML code <pre class=”Syntax”>. Not only do the <pre class=”Syntax”>…</pre> tags … Continue reading Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Parsing Text (AutoHotkey Quick Reference Script Part Three)