regex over files

[Robin Becker]

Steve Holden wrote:
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>> thanks I'll give it a whirl
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> Whoops, I don't think it's a regex search :-(
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> You should be able to adapt the logic fairly easily, I hope.
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The buffering logic is half the problem; doing it quickly is the other half.
The third half of the problem is getting re to co-operate and probably halves 4 
5..... :)
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Robin Becker