Unable to use | in regex List Replace in 4.07
Since 4.07 trying to type a | in a list replace search field just tabs to replace field
This seems to be the same behaviour that typing = gave in 4.06, mentioned in
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?forum_id=15238 where you said you would change the character from = to |
This is probably only an issue when trying to use regular expressions, as | is not allowed in filenames, but is used in regexes as an OR, for example (a|b) will match either a or b
This seems to be the same behaviour that typing = gave in 4.06, mentioned in
https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread?forum_id=15238 where you said you would change the character from = to |
This is probably only an issue when trying to use regular expressions, as | is not allowed in filenames, but is used in regexes as an OR, for example (a|b) will match either a or b
Reply to #1:
Ah, yes, I can see why this can also be a problem. I need to find a different separator character. As far as I can tell, the only character not allowed in Windows filenames which is not a special character in regular expressions is :
Ah, yes, I can see why this can also be a problem. I need to find a different separator character. As far as I can tell, the only character not allowed in Windows filenames which is not a special character in regular expressions is :