Use match regular expression to search for parantheses

[Wolleee]

Hi all,

I am currently looking for a particular pattern in a string i cant post the exact string, but say its something like this;        match regular_pattern(5000):0

I am also searching for the a different pattern at the same time so i have to use match regular expression and the | function.  I cant seem to figure out how to match this pattern because the match regular expression function doesnt allow parantheses unless i put them in brackets and that doesnt help me for this.

Any advice?

Thanks,

Matt

[mikeporter]

So what are you wanting, the number between the parentheses? After the colon?

Mike...

[Wolleee]

Hi MIke,

Im looking for the entire string that i bolded.  The parantheses are making it very difficult to look for though, because the match regular expression doesnt seem to let you look for them in a string like that.

-Matt

[Oligarlicky · Accepted solution]

Have you tried escaping the parenthesis?

[Wolleee]

Oligarlicky,

Genius, works great.  Can i ask you why that works? Becuase ive been searching for documentation and i cant seem to find any on this.

Thank you,

Matt

[Oligarlicky]

See last row in the first table here:

http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361K-01/lvhowto/regular_expression_patterns/

[Wolleee]

Wow,

I dont know how many times i passed over that.

Thank you again.