Following on from my post yesterday about FindStr.exe I noticed that kayodeok's Weblog have dug up the online link to FindStr documentation, here it is: How to Use Findstr Also contains a link to the entire Command-line reference A-Z list at the bottom of the article.

I've long thought of writing a little tool like grep (or egrep) which would allow me to quickly use regex to search for text within files. This weekend while reading an article about Standard I/O and Console Applications I discovered the Windows command-line tool FindStr. FindStr.exe is a command-line...

I was just chatting to Thomas about RegexSnippets and how I use it to test my regex's. I think that most people haven't cottoned-on to the fact that you can write test modules within RegexSnippets itself. To use the code IDE do the following: Open RegexSnippets From the Main Menu choose Tools | Test...

Over the past 3 or 4 months I've been involved in adding some new features to RegexLib.com. Firstly, we changed the look-and-feel of the site (thanks to Thomas 'Aylar' Johansen) to give it a friendly look and to change the navigation structure. Secondly, we implemented categories of patterns. This makes...

I've been subscribed to the GotDotNet User Samples feed for several weeks now and it's great because you get to see some really cool tools come in. I love playing with the new stuff and pulling the code apart to get inspiration for how to implement features on new projects. The latest tool that I've...

I've finally finished testing some new features that I've added to RegexSnippets and, with the assistance of Chad Osgood who has given me a great deal of feedback regarding features and useability issues. Thanks Chad :-) The next version contains a complete re-write of the underlying architecture since...

Following on from my post yesterday about FindStr.exe I noticed that kayodeok's Weblog have dug up the online link to FindStr documentation, here it is: How to Use Findstr Also contains a link to the entire Command-line reference A-Z list at the bottom of the article.

I've long thought of writing a little tool like grep (or egrep) which would allow me to quickly use regex to search for text within files. This weekend while reading an article about Standard I/O and Console Applications I discovered the Windows command-line tool FindStr. FindStr.exe is a command-line...

I was just chatting to Thomas about RegexSnippets and how I use it to test my regex's. I think that most people haven't cottoned-on to the fact that you can write test modules within RegexSnippets itself. To use the code IDE do the following: Open RegexSnippets From the Main Menu choose Tools | Test...

Over the past 3 or 4 months I've been involved in adding some new features to RegexLib.com. Firstly, we changed the look-and-feel of the site (thanks to Thomas 'Aylar' Johansen) to give it a friendly look and to change the navigation structure. Secondly, we implemented categories of patterns. This makes...