From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-04-09T23:50:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Regex

On 09.04.2009 16:44, Sriram Varahan wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> I am working on extracting some data from a file.
> Sample data in the file are as follows:
> 
> Case 1:  Direction  abc,(xyz)
> Case 2:  Direction  fet
> 
> I want to extract the content after Direction but before the comma(if
> present).
> The issue I am facing is that the comma is not always present.
> 
> Otherwise a reg exp like:
> 
> reg_exp =  %r{Direction(.+),}
> 
> would have given me the content.
> This would not work in the 2nd case.
> 
> 
> How to account for both the conditions.
> Any help would be appreciated...

/Direction\s+([^,]+)/

Cheers

	robert