Dan Nigrin

Struggling with regexp - I need to strip trailing digits, if they exist, from a string. This example works properly for the 

 one. What am I doing wrong? In case you're not in front of Max, my regexp is the following:

message

print

regexp

Struggling with regexp - I need to strip trailing digits, if they exist, from a string.  This example works properly for the tables2 and tables22 inputs, but not for the tables one.  What am I doing wrong?  In case you're not in front of Max, my regexp is the following:  

Struggling with regexp - I need to strip trailing digits, if they exist, from a string.  This example works properly for the tables2 and tab

regexp-strip-trailing-integer

It works if you to connect the 4th output of regexp also. 

It works if you to connect the 4th output of regexp also. 
It is named 'unmatched'.

Nothing comes out the "unmatched" outlet when trying the 

I was hoping to get the "correct" output out of just one of the outputs of the object, is that possible? I struggle with regexp every time I try to use it! :-)

Nothing comes out the "unmatched" outlet when trying the tables2 or tables22 inputs, only the tables one.  I was hoping to get the "correct" output out of just one of the outputs of the object, is that possible?   I struggle with regexp every time I try to use it!  :-) 

The processed (=matched) data come from the 1st and those which gave nothing to do (=unmatched) come from the 4th output. If you connect both, you get both.

And yes, I don't understand regex either. I only understand outputs :-)

You have to connect both outlets of regexp.
1st and 4th.

The processed (=matched) data come from the 1st and those which gave nothing to do (=unmatched) come from the 4th output. If you connect both, you get both.

And yes, I don't understand regex either. I only understand outputs :-)


Ah OK, that makes sense. I'll need to just do a bit of homework to ensure that I won't have any wonky other stuff coming as an input that would screw things up, but I think what you suggest should work - thank you!

Ah OK, that makes sense.  I'll need to just do a bit of homework to ensure that I won't have any wonky other stuff coming as an input that would screw things up, but I think what you suggest should work - thank you!

regexp - strip trailing integer?