inverted subpattern

[JoeBlack]

Hello.

I need to find lines containing different numbers at the end. Numbers must not be equal. For example:

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anyword  33
anyword  45

This regexp is not working.

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anyword\s+(\d+)\s+anyword\s+(?!\1)

I can find lines with equal numbers:

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anyword\s+(\d+)\s+anyword\s+\1

But how to find lines with different numbers?

And more one question.

Is there an option which could replace found pattern with counter? Counter is a variable that changes in increment of one in every replace. The initial value equals to zero. Seen this option in another software.

[DataMystic Support]

I agree that it looks like it should work. I also tried it in another application that uses the PCRE engine, and it also does not work, so perhaps it is a failing of the PCRE engine. Have you tried any other tools?

For counting matches, add a VBScript subfilter to your search/replace - it will get passed the replacement and can make changes to it, such as adding a counter value.

[JoeBlack]

I tried another tools and online services without success.

I used advasar for counting and replacing. Its very old tool and not supported anymore. BTW it have some interesting options. You can check it.

[DataMystic Support]

Yes, I think the (?! ... ) syntax is intended for a literal string, not a reference.