From: RichardOnRails <RichardDummyMailbox58407@...>
Date: 2007-11-21T10:20:05+09:00
Subject: Re: False positives in editing data

On Nov 20, 10:22 am, Harry Kakueki <list.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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Hi H