From: Peter Bailey <pbailey@...>
Date: 2007-08-20T22:16:33+09:00
Subject: regex not gsubbing for me.

Hi,
Can someone please explain to me why this simple regex substitution
won't work?

Source data file:
<purpose>Reauthorization of collaborative weather modification
research program within Department of Commerce/NOAA Weather modification
research appropriations</purpose>

My script line:
xmlfile.gsub!(/<purpose>(.*)<\/purpose>/mi, '<row><entry><text><emph
face="b">Purpose: </emph><entry><text>\1')

The data stays the same. The line isn't converted.

Thanks a lot,
Peter
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