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Answer 1

+1 A:

Like this:

new Regex(@"[{="",}]").Split(@"{video=""my/video/file.flv,my/location.jpg}").Where(s => s.Length > 0)

EDIT: In VB:

Dim regex As New Regex("[{="",}]")
Dim myStr = "{video=""my/video/file.flv,my/location.jpg}"

Dim results = regex.Split(myStr).Where(Function(s) s.Length > 0)

SLaks 2010-01-21 03:48:12

thanks, but how would that work with a dynamic flv and a dynamic jpg?

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 04:08:03

also, I tried the Telerik Converter but got a syntax error. Any chance you have some VB knowledge?

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 04:09:32

What do you mean by a dynamic flv and a dynamic jpg? You can put any string you want into the `Split` call.

SLaks 2010-01-21 13:34:22

it's going in a content management system. So basically they will put in {video="new/other/video.flv,a/different/image.jpg"}. What I want to do is replace the entire string with a JWPlayer oject that will play the video they tell it to.

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 16:09:28

@SLaks: I think you're missing the closing quote in the input string.

Jon Seigel 2010-01-21 16:25:04

...and this also returns the token "video" in the returned string array.

Jon Seigel 2010-01-21 16:28:58

I can see how this would work if I hardcode the flv file path and the jpg file path, however I don't see how I would do it when the flv file path and jpg file path are changing.

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 16:32:40

@Jon: I answered this before he edited the question. @Rock: You can use any string you want.

SLaks 2010-01-21 17:41:03

I'm getting an error above. "Where is not a member of System.Array"

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 18:29:46

Answer 2

A:

Have you considered using the Split function?

string x  = "{video=\"my/video/file.flv,my/location.jpg\"}";
string xx = x.Split(',');

Johannes 2010-01-21 13:38:10

It needs to be a regex match because the "my/video/file.flv" and the "my/location.jpg" will always be changing.

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 18:37:44

Answer 3

A:

This work around seems to have done the trick for me. Thoughts?

    Dim str As String = "this is exciting {video=""my/exciting/video.flv,my/refreshing/image.jpg""} this is refreshing"
    Dim regFind As String = "(?'text'\{video=""(.*)\""})"
    Dim matcher As Match = Regex.Match(str, regFind)

    Dim Matched As String() = (matcher.Groups("text").Value).Split(",")

    Dim video As String = Matched(0).Replace("{video=""", "")
    Dim jpg As String = Matched(1).Replace("""}", "")

    Response.Write(video)
    Response.Write("<br />")
    Response.Write(jpg)

rockinthesixstring 2010-01-21 19:02:37

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