The Hints & Tips Archive

The Hints & Tips column is a major feature of Archive Magazine. It draws on the experience of over 2,500 Archive members, using a wide range of hardware and software, for diverse applications. Solutions to problems, useful shortcuts, and important techniques are all covered.

Through the Archive Website, you can now search the database of published Hints & Tips. So, if you are having difficulties or need advice, look here first - it may have already been solved!

To search the archive, please type in keywords in the text box below. Use a space to separate entries. Search for: Simple wild-cards Perl regular expressions

Alternatively, if you would like to browse through the hints, simply select a particular issue below. Browse issue: October 1996, Vol.10 No.1 November 1996, Vol.10 No.2 December 1996, Vol.10 No.3 January 1997, Vol.10 No.4 February 1997, Vol.10 No.5 March 1997, Vol.10 No.6 April 1997, Vol.10 No.7 May 1997, Vol.10 No.8 June 1997, Vol.10 No.9 July 1997, Vol.10 No.10 August 1997, Vol.10 No.11 September 1997, Vol.10 No.12 October 1997, Vol.11 No.1 November 1997, Vol.11 No.2 December 1997, Vol.11 No.3 January 1998, Vol.11 No.4 February 1998, Vol.11 No.5 March 1998, Vol.11 No.6 April 1998, Vol.11 No.7 May 1998, Vol.11 No.8 June 1998, Vol.11 No.9 July 1998, Vol.11 No.10 August 1998, Vol.11 No.11 September 1998, Vol.11 No.12 October 1998, Vol.12 No.1 November 1998, Vol.12 No.2 December 1998, Vol.12 No.3 January 1999, Vol.12 No.4 February 1999, Vol.12 No.5 March 1999, Vol.12 No.6 April 1999, Vol.12 No.7 May 1999, Vol.12 No.8

Notes

• Matches are returned in groups of twenty, with the option to step forward and backward through the list. If you experience any problems with this, please let Dave know!
• The Simple format accepts the following wildcards:
  • # or ? matches a single unknown character.
  • * matches zero or more unknown characters.
• The Simple option attempts to match whole words only.
• For Perl hackers, the regular expression option accepts the standard syntax. If you don't know what that is, you probably don't want to use this option.

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