From: Harry Kakueki <list.push@...>
Date: 2007-11-21T00:22:26+09:00
Subject: Re: False positives in editing data

>
> Hi Ryan,
>
> > But, just in case you are interested in looking at it from a little
> > different view....
> > It is not a complete solution, just an idea.
>
> I AM interested,  and it's a great idea.  Real Ruby rather than my C-
> flavored Ruby :-)
>
> Just for our mutual amusement,  I replaced your first criterion:
>
> err1 = inp.select{|a| a =~ /^0|\.0/}
>
> with:
>
> err1 = inp.select{|a| a =~ /^0|^\d*\.0/}
>
> to preclude false hits where the text proper might contain ".0", e.g.,
> "7How to get 5.05% interest"
>
> Bottom line:  Your code is what I really need.  Thanks, again.
>
> Best wishes,
> Richard
>
>
>

Yeah, you need to modify the regular expressions and whatever to fit
your requirements.
Like I said, it's not a complete solution, just an idea you can use.

By the way, stop calling me Shirley. :)
And stop calling me Ryan.  :)


Good luck,

Harry

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