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I have a file that I generate everyday called holdings.txt
Each line in the file begins with a stock ticker.
The stock ticker is seven characters in length.
The stock ticker is right-aligned,
so the beginning of each stock ticker contains spaces.
Using ffind with regular expressions allows me to filter the desired stock tickers.
When I want to view the grocery stocks in holdings.txt,
I run the following;
...which filters the desired stock tickers...
When I want to view the bank stocks in holdings.txt,
I run the following;
...which filters the desired stock tickers...
Just examples of how to use ffind with regular expressions against a text file.
Joe
Each line in the file begins with a stock ticker.
The stock ticker is seven characters in length.
The stock ticker is right-aligned,
so the beginning of each stock ticker contains spaces.
Using ffind with regular expressions allows me to filter the desired stock tickers.
When I want to view the grocery stocks in holdings.txt,
I run the following;
Code:
type r:\holdings.txt | ffind /kvm /e"^( {6}L| {2}EMP.A| {4}(DOL|MRU))"...which filters the desired stock tickers...
Code:
L
DOL
EMP.A
MRUWhen I want to view the bank stocks in holdings.txt,
I run the following;
Code:
type r:\holdings.txt | ffind /kvm /e"^( {4}BMO| {5}(CM|TD|NA|RY) )"...which filters the desired stock tickers...
Code:
CM
TD
NA
RY
BMOJust examples of how to use ffind with regular expressions against a text file.
Joe