Re: How to get the dollar value from this text string?

[Sam_L <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Douglas Crockford in 'JavaScript: The Good Parts'.

Chapter 7, page 65 in my copy.

"The rules for writing regular expressions can be surprisingly complex ...".

"Worse than being hard to write, this makes regular expressions hard to 
read and dangerous to modify."

"It is necessary to have a fairly complete understanding of the full 
complexity of regualr expressions to correctly read them."

So, regular expressions should be used with caution.  Especially if 
other member of your staff may need to modify the code.

Sam

On 7/31/2020 1:22 PM, Tim Fathers wrote:
> I couldn't agree more! If the average RPGer can't understand a relatively simple REGEX then maybe it's time to learn some new skills? Imagine visiting a doctor who qualified 30 years ago and never read another medical journal in their life! I realise you're not in this category Jon, but I don't understand why in so many IBM i places you're expected to code to lowest common denominator, who typically can't be bothered to keep their skills up to date.