From: Aldric Giacomoni <aldric@...>
Date: 2009-10-21T00:35:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Complex GSUB query

Ne Scripter wrote:
> 
> string = "\"bloggs, Joe (JBloggs, INFO)\" joebloggs, \"bloggs, Bill
> (BBloggs, INFO)\" billbloggs"
> 
> I want to break this string up into two entries using a _ seperator, one
> for Joe and the other for Bill. I could do this with a simple
> 
> string.gsub(",", "_")
> 
> However the problem with doing this is that there are commas elsewhere
> in the string. So what I need to say is, if the comma is outside of ""
> (quotes) replace it with the _
> 
> Could anyone possibly help me with this?
> 
> Thanks

I'd do:
string.gsub!(", \"", "_ \"")
# If the comma is followed by a space and double quotes, replace that 
with an undersore, a space and a double quote.
But that's because I'm really lazy.
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