OT: Regular Expressions

I'm an amateur at regular expressions :-(

I know I can search for...

'[a-zA-Z0-9\+\-\.\*\/\(\)\_]+'

and my editor (UltraEdit) will highlight...

'some_text_characters_and_math_operators'

I want to do a replace operation such that I get...



(In other words just change the opening and closing characters)

How do I do that?

(UltraEdit supports Perl, Unix and their own flavor of regular
expression language.)

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
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Depending on what regex compiler it uses, either this:



or this:

\

By default, regex's match characters as-is, but if the compiler
interprets a character as special (like + or ]) you put a backslash in
front of it to mean "match this character as-is".

Note that some regex compilers do the opposite for some characters;
for example Emacs's () are regular characters, but \( and \) are
special grouping operations. So either read the manual, or just try
both ways.



Both approaches replace 'desired_text' with
:-(

I need to retain the desired_text.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food



Ah, I missed that part. Sorry.

Yeah, substitutes for whatever the (...) matched.



I'm learning. I have several cookbooks, but I think I need a good
introductory text.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food