Re: Using re-builder

[biff314@yahoo.com (Phil_C)]

Michael Slass <miknrene@drizzle.com> wrote in message news:<m3n031ol2b.fsf@eric.rossnet.com>...
> biff314@yahoo.com (Phil_C) writes:
> 
> >When I copy a regex to the kill ring and then try to use it in
> >something like "Query replace regex", I have to delete the extra "'s
> >and \'s before it will work. Is there a way to copy it from re-builder
> >without having to do that?
> 
> 
> Try this:
> 
> (defun reb-copy-unquoted ()
>   "Copy current RE into the kill ring for later insertion as unquoted."
>   (interactive)
>   (reb-update-regexp)
>   (let ((re (with-temp-buffer
> 	      (insert (reb-target-binding reb-regexp))
>               (replace-string "\\\\" "\\" nil (point-min) (point-max))
>               (buffer-substring (point-min) (point-max)))))
>     (kill-new re)
>     (message "Regexp copied to kill-ring")))

Thanks, that just about does it - except the beginning and ending
quotes are still there. Still, that's much better than it was before,
since now I don't have to go through the whole regex deleting "\"s.


Thanks again,

--Phil