metamax

I need to substitute one character with another but I need to put the new character in a different place...

development : [ adapter  : sqlite3 database : db/development.sqlite3 pool : 5 timeout : 5000 ]

/development [ /adapter   sqlite3 /database db/development.sqlite3 /pool 5 /timeout 5000 ]

iow, erase every : and replace it with a / that is concatenated to the beginning of the preceding word...

/development  [ /adapter   sqlite3 /database db/development.sqlite3 /pool  5 /timeout 5000 ]

regexp-backreference-substitution

errr [\w* : \w* ] @substitute /[\w* \w* ]/

you doing that with Max ? or another regexp implementation ?

edit : what i said is rubish, i just was wondering if you could do that at all with max

errr [\w* : \w* ] @substitute /[\w* \w* ]/
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you doing that with Max ? or another regexp implementation ?
edit : what i said is rubish, i just was wondering if you could do that at all with max


 there is a way to do it... I have come close. I just don't understand backreferences. Very confusing. :(

Yes sir... in Max.  I'm sure there is a way to do it... I have come close.  I just don't understand backreferences.  Very confusing.  :(


so the trick here is that () encloses a backreference ; which you need to ... refer back to ? with %1 in the substitution substring

Nice. I will take a closer look at () and %... Thank you!

Nice.  I will take a closer look at () and %...  Thank you!


regexp backreference substitution?