tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737447.post111358640114027108..comments2016-11-06T17:59:10.890-07:00Comments on Josh Blair (FlyFishGuy): Regular ExpressionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743722856826804986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737447.post-1114686778164236802005-04-28T05:12:00.000-06:002005-04-28T05:12:00.000-06:00Hi Josh,I have forgotten to mention another possib...Hi Josh,<BR/>I have forgotten to mention another possible replacement of standard Notepad<BR/>It is <B>GridinSoft Notepad</B> <A HREF="http://notepad.gridinsoft.com/" REL="nofollow"> link here </A><BR/>Highlights syntax of 45 languages, supports regular expressions.<BR/>Pro version costs $19, lite version is free.Eugeny Sattlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217246478995160075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737447.post-1113841636930785672005-04-18T10:27:00.000-06:002005-04-18T10:27:00.000-06:00Eugeny, thanks for your recommendations. I will t...Eugeny, thanks for your recommendations. I will try out some of the notepad replacements and also look more seriously at PowerGrep. PowerGrep certainly gets great reviews. Thanks also for the tip about the short-lived discount too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743722856826804986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737447.post-1113831333474468622005-04-18T07:35:00.000-06:002005-04-18T07:35:00.000-06:00Josh, before u buy EditPad pro i suggest you eval...Josh, before u buy EditPad pro i suggest you evaluate other replacers of stardard notepad.<BR/>1)Freeware NotePad++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm<BR/>2) Shareware Professional Notepad by "A Tech Group".<BR/>3) freeware PSPad - www.pspad.com<BR/>4) EditPlus - www.editplus.com<BR/><BR/>They all have syntax coloring feature (just set of supported programming languages differs from one to another)<BR/>Some of them support regex based search, though regex implementation is not that reach vs. EditPadPro<BR/><BR/>If I were in your place i would rather buy PowerGREP than EditPadPro. Because to my mind, there ain't no PowerGREP replacers (some claim to be such, but in fact they do not reach the same level of convinience and functionality and Perl-compatibility), while there exist many successful Notepad replacers.<BR/><BR/>It may sound as a marketing hype but let me remmind that till March 31, 2005 one can buy PowerGREP 3.xx at a price of PowerGREP 2.xx.<BR/>Rest assured I am not affiliated with Jgsoft :))<BR/><BR/>and one more piece of my honest opinion: Spend no penny on regexbuddy. Rather spend your time and effort on studying regex manuals, like Jeffrey Friedl's book or PowerGREP manual that is generously offered for free download from www.powergrep.com<BR/>RegexBuddy TM can only assist you in building simple regexes.<BR/><BR/>I have seen (at google group Regex)people who have regexbuddy installed and keep asking simple questions. Have they spent money in vain? Or they can't use it? I don't know.Eugeny Sattlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217246478995160075noreply@blogger.com