tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/general-questions/96102-search-using-regular-expressionsInfinite Kind: Discussion 2020-06-28T08:50:22Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/481884742020-03-28T18:21:29Z2020-03-28T18:26:31ZSearch using regular expressions<div><p>Greetings!</p>
<p>One thing that would be absolutely KILLER for Moneydance would be the ability to search, (and possibly replace?), using a simplified regular expression engine.</p>
<p>A good example is the simplified, (one-line only), regular expression parser in Total Commander, created by Andrey V. Sorokin, which can be found at <a href="https://regex.sorokin.engineer">https://regex.sorokin.engineer</a>. (Supposedly written in Delphi and/or Pascal)</p>
<p>In my case, I need to search for transactions that are of the type:<br>
(FIP) or (FIS) followed by a space and a long string of numbers. These numbers are never the same because they represent an ATM transaction number - which is unique to that transaction.</p>
<p>If I can isolate these transactions, I can send them to my bank and they will send back extended description information that doesn't make it into the QFX file the bank sends.</p></div>jimrhtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/481884742020-03-28T18:35:07Z2020-03-28T18:35:07ZSearch using regular expressions<div><p>just a user,<br>
give the Find and Replace extension a try. You can use the Free Text field to search for about anything</p></div>mhoggietag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/481884742020-03-29T08:47:22Z2020-03-29T08:47:22ZSearch using regular expressions<div><p>I already have that extension, and that was the first thing I looked at. Unfortunately, it does not support regular expressions.</p>
<p>The free-text field is good for matches on strings or substrings, but not on classes of objects, which is where regular expressions excel - such as "a string of two or more digits followed by a dash"</p></div>jimrh