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by dynalt
Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:52 am
Forum: TextPipe Tips and Tricks, Questions and Support
Topic: Filters work individually, not as a group
Replies: 1
Views: 5655

Filters work individually, not as a group

These filters get the correct counts when run individually. When run together in any order, the counts are off. Objective is to extract Purchases to TSV format and remove Additions and Other Withdrawals. Counts: (When run singly) Purchases 52 Additions 6 Withdrawals 3 I am thoroughly mystified. File...
by dynalt
Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:38 am
Forum: TextPipe Tips and Tricks, Questions and Support
Topic: Problem with filter
Replies: 3
Views: 9417

Re: Problem with filter

Thanks, that is one more step toward understanding the model.

I don't yet have a handle on filters, sub filters, multiple passes through the file(s)etc.

Am I missing documentation?

Can I find samples somewhere?
by dynalt
Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:21 am
Forum: TextPipe Tips and Tricks, Questions and Support
Topic: Problem with filter
Replies: 3
Views: 9417

Problem with filter

Objective: From data on clipboard, extract and gather: {Q: ssdsdfsadf } {Note: ssdsdfsadf } {Todo: ssdsdfsadf } Output is supposed to go to clipboard so I can paste the collected lines into one place. Result is empty. So far I haven't created a single filter set that works the way it seems it should...
by dynalt
Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:19 pm
Forum: TextPipe Tips and Tricks, Questions and Support
Topic: How are subfilters handled?
Replies: 3
Views: 8120

Re: How are subfilters handled?

I have tried the element filters as subfilters of the metadata filter, as top level filters before and after the meta filter, and none of them seem to work. When I add subfilters to convert the &xxx; patterns, nothing happens to them. If I make them top level patterns either before or after the ...
by dynalt
Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:06 am
Forum: TextPipe Tips and Tricks, Questions and Support
Topic: How are subfilters handled?
Replies: 3
Views: 8120

How are subfilters handled?

I want to take multiple passes over a file or over the pattens recognized in a file. I am processing HTML / XML and want to 1) Convert &xxx; to the appropriate character 2) parse a containing HTML pair (<metadata>...</metadata> 3) Parse the metadata string for other HTML pairs and put the entire...