If you find perl patterns tedious, obtuse or hard to learn, try EasyPatterns! You can design EasyPatterns with the EasyPattern Helper, and even convert them to perl patterns later.

1. Paste the source text into the Test String area
2. Write an EasyPattern in the EasyPattern area to match the text you are searching for. Tip: Start with a small pattern then gradually add to it.
3. Click F5 Parse (or enable Options\Reparse) to re-parse the pattern, then click [Match First] to find the first matching text.
4. Gradually refine your pattern until it matches exactly what you need.
5. Use the final EasyPattern in an EasyPattern-enabled application (such as TextPipe) directly, or convert the pattern to a perl pattern and then use it in a non-EsayPattern-enabled application.

You can use the EaasyPattern right-click menu to assist you, or open the EasyPattern Reference or the EasyPatterns Primer as a guide.

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