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Removing brackets from a text file
I have a text file like :
--ApplyTo:[Upgrade] bla bla --ApplyTo:[BusinessData] IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM syscolumns WHERE id = OBJECT_ID('[og].[ClearVisionExport]') AND name = 'UserComment') ALTER TABLE [og].[ClearVisionExport] ADD [UserComment] [VARCHAR] (4000) NULL --ApplyTo:[None] SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO SET ANSI_NULLS ON I need to remove all the brackets after ApplyTo so : ApplyTo:[Upgrade] becomes ApplyTo:Upgrade ApplyTo:[BusinessData] becomes ApplyTo:BusinessData and so on. I tried to implement a replace step(see the attachment) but I cannot make it working. Any idea how to do this? |
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The expression
ApplyTo:[[(\w+)]] should be ApplyTo:\[[(\w+)\]] (square bracket characters have special meaning in regexes too and must be escaped to be treated as literals by the regex engine). http://www.visualbuild.com/Manual/regex.htm |
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I see,thanks for info!
And what about the other part -from 'Text or regular expressions to replace matches with'?What should be there in order to have the item inside the brackets found previously? Basically I need to have something like : ApplyTo:ITEMINSIDEBRACKETS but I do not know how to put it. I looked in help but I still do not understand... |
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$1 or \1. Your sample worked in my tests after modifying as above and checking the Replace in File step (to include in the build).
4/23/2008 6:56:34 AM: --------------------Starting Build: 'removebrackets.bld'-------------------- 4/23/2008 6:56:34 AM: Building project step 'Project steps'... 4/23/2008 6:56:34 AM: Building project step 'Create test file'... Creating file C:\Temp\test.sql 4/23/2008 6:56:34 AM: Building project step 'Show test file'... --ApplyTo:[Upgrade] bla bla --ApplyTo:[BusinessData] IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM syscolumns WHERE id = OBJECT_ID('[og].[ClearVisionExport]') AND name = 'UserComment') ALTER TABLE [og].[ClearVisionExport] ADD [UserComment] [VARCHAR] (4000) NULL --ApplyTo:[None] SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO SET ANSI_NULLS ON 4/23/2008 6:56:34 AM: Building project step 'Remove ApplyTo brackets'... 3 match(es) found, 3 replacement(s) made in file 4/23/2008 6:56:34 AM: Building project step 'Show test file after changes'... --ApplyTo:Upgrade bla bla --ApplyTo:BusinessData IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM syscolumns WHERE id = OBJECT_ID('[og].[ClearVisionExport]') AND name = 'UserComment') ALTER TABLE [og].[ClearVisionExport] ADD [UserComment] [VARCHAR] (4000) NULL --ApplyTo:None SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO SET ANSI_NULLS ON |
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right ,works perfect with $1,thanks a lot!
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