From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-12-04T01:32:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Some Regexp

>>>>> "H" == Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs@dmu.ac.uk> writes:

H> I may be wrong about the frequecy, but that one comes up in more
H> than one regexp faq, IIRC.

 because many persons use regexp even when they are not adapted (HTML, XML
 are good examples for this)

H> Sometimes an imperfect solution is better than none.

 Sometimes regexp are not adapted, and you must use another tool rather
 than trying to add features which will give you only problems.


p.s. : a regexp engine is stupid, never forget it :-)


Guy Decoux