dragokas
commented
2 years ago I will be first :)
Some info about ActiveX Dll.
Download
Pre-compiled binary is here
Installation
Open command prompt (cmd.exe) as Administrator, execute:
regsvr32.exe "<path>\VBPCRE2.dll"List of objects:
VBPCRE2.cPcre2
VBPCRE2.cPcre2Match
VBPCRE2.cPcre2Matches
VBPCRE2.cPcre2Options
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsCompile
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsGeneral
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsMatch
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsReplaceExamples:
For VBScript:
set lo_RegEx = CreateObject("VBPCRE2.cPcre2")Usage examples are here
Full docs is in PRCE2 specification.
New methods
(comparing to VBScript.Regexp):
New metasymbols
(comparing to VBScript.Regexp):
- (?=template) Lookahead positive
- (?!template) Lookahead negative
- (?<=template) Lookbehind positive
- (?<!template) Lookbehind negative
- TODO...
Objects hierarchy
- Available in VBA using Magic key "F2" :) which is Object Explorer. Then select "VBPCRE2" from drop-down list.
- Don't forget about IntelliSense tips + "Early binding": press "Tools" - "References" - Select file VBPCRE2.dll (or select in list "VBPCRE2").
Option Constants
(which suits the names in specification where description could be found) TODO: Need check/bind/doc links...
Basic
- PCRE2_ANCHORED
- PCRE2_NO_UTF_CHECK
- PCRE2_NOTBOL
- PCRE2_NOTEOL
- PCRE2_NOTEMPTY
- PCRE2_NOTEMPTY_ATSTART
- PCRE2_PARTIAL_SOFT
- PCRE2_PARTIAL_HARD
- PCRE2_ERROR_NOMATCH
- PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_GLOBAL
Compile
- PCRE2_ALLOW_EMPTY_CLASS
- PCRE2_ALT_BSUX
- PCRE2_CASELESS
- PCRE2_DOLLAR_ENDONLY
- PCRE2_DOTALL
- PCRE2_EXTENDED
- PCRE2_FIRSTLINE
- PCRE2_MULTILINE
- PCRE2_UNGREEDY
- PCRE2_UTF
- PCRE2_NEVER_BACKSLASH_C
- PCRE2_ALT_CIRCUMFLEX
- PCRE2_AUTO_CALLOUT
- PCRE2_DUPNAMES
Unimplemented
- PCRE2_MATCH_UNSET_BACKREF
- PCRE2_NEVER_UCP
- PCRE2_NEVER_UTF
- PCRE2_NO_AUTO_CAPTURE
- PCRE2_NO_AUTO_POSSESS
- PCRE2_NO_DOTSTAR_ANCHOR
- PCRE2_NO_START_OPTIMIZE
- PCRE2_UCP
Substitute
- PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_EXTENDED
- PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_UNSET_EMPTY
- PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_UNKNOWN_UNSET
VBPCRE2 needs documentation.