extract number from string X=0

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hi! i found the solution here https://cycling74.com/forums/extract-a-number-from-a-message but it isnt working for minus values..

thanks for any help :)
adam

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Pop a -? into your [regexp] and it will find the minus sign if it exists and carry on working regardless if it doesn't. There's a regexp tutorial on my webpage which I hope you find helpful, if you click on my name next to this post it will point you there. Here's a little example patch: