strip times

w0t · Post by **w0t** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 3:54 pm

hi,

i'm working on this for hours but no success
i want strip the time from a string
samples:
xxx was here 1 hour and 3 seconds ago
xxx last seen 1 week 5 days 3 hrs 5 mins 1 sec
xxx was online 5mins 3sec ago
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i only need the time .. -> 1 hour 3 seconds
or 1 week 5 days 3 hrs 5 mins 1 sec

how can i strip this parts from the string

regards w0t

stdragon · Post by **stdragon** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 4:26 pm

You call those 3 things "samples", and each one has a different format. Are those all of the formats, or are there more? If those are it, it's really easy, just use regexp to get the text between "was here" and "ago", for instance.

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regexp {was here (.*) ago} $text match thetime
# now $thetime is "1 hour and 3 seconds"

Similar for "last seen" and "was online" too.

strikelight · Post by **strikelight** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:02 pm

stdragon wrote:You call those 3 things "samples", and each one has a different format. Are those all of the formats, or are there more? If those are it, it's really easy, just use regexp to get the text between "was here" and "ago", for instance.
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regexp {was here (.*) ago} $text match thetime
# now $thetime is "1 hour and 3 seconds"
Similar for "last seen" and "was online" too.

Better:

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regexp { ([0-9].*)} $text garbage thetime

w0t · Post by **w0t** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 9:33 pm

thanks . works like a charm ...