Searching a string for multiple instances of word?

[mrdude]

Currently I have this:

mystring = "The quick brown <span>192.168.100.10</span> fox jumps over the lazy dogs"

result1 = string.match(mystring, '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]') --find the ip address in a string
result2 = String.Find(mystring, result1, 1, false); --get the start position of the IP

target_table = {result1,result2}; --store the values in a table for later

Dialog.Message("Notice", target_table[1] .. "\n\n" .."At position: " .. target_table[2], MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1); --show the restuls from the table

This works ok - but if my string changes to this:

mystring = "The quick brown <span>192.168.100.10</span> fox jumps over the lazy dogs <span>192.168.100.20</span>"

How would I be able to find both IP addresses and put them in the table? is that possible with APMS? if so how can it be done?

Thanks.

[HobbsyJr]

Use a loop and modified strings. So:
1) Search your string for the IP.
2) Make a copy of your string and remove the IP you just found
3) Rinse and repeat until no more IPs are found.

[mrdude]

Use a loop and modified strings. So:
1) Search your string for the IP.
2) Make a copy of your string and remove the IP you just found
3) Rinse and repeat until no more IPs are found.

Thanks, how would I do that though - do you have an example?

The best I could come up with was this, but if the amount of IP's it finds changes the program crashes:

mystring = TextFile.ReadToString("AutoPlay\\Docs\\filewithIP.txt");

find1 = string.match(mystring, "<span>" .. '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+', "0") --find the ip address in a string
strip1 = String.Replace(find1, "<span>", "", false);
result1 = String.Find(mystring, find1, 1, false); --get the start position of the IP

add1 = result1+1
find2 = string.match(mystring, "<span>" .. '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+', add1) --find the ip address in a string
strip2 = String.Replace(find2, "<span>", "", false);
result2 = String.Find(mystring, find2, add1, false);

table = {strip1,strip2}; --store the values in a table for later
Dialog.Message("Notice", table[1] .. "\n" .. table[2], MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1); --show the restuls from the table

Thanks for looking.

[HobbsyJr]

Use a loop that checks the condition on every iteration.
E.G.

-- Copy the string into a variable first (lets call it varStr)

while(  ) -- check VarStr for an IP
do
   -- copy the IP to your table
   -- Remove the IP from VarStr
end

Read up on While Loops (and other kinds of Loop) to understand how they work.
Remember:
The statement inside the While parentheses should be conditional (==).
Iterate any table positions within the loop otherwise you'll keep overwriting the same table position.

Good Luck.

[mrdude]

Use a loop that checks the condition on every iteration.
E.G.

-- Copy the string into a variable first (lets call it varStr)

while(  ) -- check VarStr for an IP
do
   -- copy the IP to your table
   -- Remove the IP from VarStr
end

Read up on While Loops (and other kinds of Loop) to understand how they work.
Remember:
The statement inside the While parentheses should be conditional (==).
Iterate any table positions within the loop otherwise you'll keep overwriting the same table position.

Good Luck.

OK thanks, I'll have a look at that.