import image sequence with regexp

[Madeline Pool]

Hi,

I'm trying to import an image sequence using a regular expression. I'm trying to match

beta3_[1-9]_P0101

Typing beta3_ gives 80 matches, but once I type the [1-9], I get 0 matches. Is there a special syntax
for the ImageJ expressions?

I don't have screwed up files: beta3_1_P0101 gives 1 match so there are files that should match
beta3_[1-9]_P0101 present in that directory.

I'm running ImageJ 1.42q on a Mac or a PC but have the same issue on both machines.
Thanks,
Madeline

[Michael Schmid]

Hi Madeline,

it seems that you have to add wildcards at the beginning and the end,  
otherwise it only matches if your regexp string includes the  
beginning and the end. It behaves as if ^ would be at the beginning  
and $ at the end - I don't know why.
So it should work with
.*beta3_[1-9]_P0101.*

Michael
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On 12 Jan 2010, at 18:08, Madeline Pool wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to import an image sequence using a regular expression.  
> I'm trying to match
>
> beta3_[1-9]_P0101
>
> Typing beta3_ gives 80 matches, but once I type the [1-9], I get 0  
> matches. Is there a special syntax
> for the ImageJ expressions?
>
> I don't have screwed up files: beta3_1_P0101 gives 1 match so there  
> are files that should match
> beta3_[1-9]_P0101 present in that directory.
>
> I'm running ImageJ 1.42q on a Mac or a PC but have the same issue  
> on both machines.
> Thanks,
> Madeline

[Madeline Pool]

Thanks! That works.
Madeline

On 2010-01-12, at 12:33 PM, Michael Schmid wrote:

> Hi Madeline,
>
> it seems that you have to add wildcards at the beginning and the end,  
> otherwise it only matches if your regexp string includes the  
> beginning and the end. It behaves as if ^ would be at the beginning  
> and $ at the end - I don't know why.
> So it should work with
> .*beta3_[1-9]_P0101.*
>
> Michael
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> On 12 Jan 2010, at 18:08, Madeline Pool wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to import an image sequence using a regular expression.  
>> I'm trying to match
>>
>> beta3_[1-9]_P0101
>>
>> Typing beta3_ gives 80 matches, but once I type the [1-9], I get 0  
>> matches. Is there a special syntax
>> for the ImageJ expressions?
>>
>> I don't have screwed up files: beta3_1_P0101 gives 1 match so there  
>> are files that should match
>> beta3_[1-9]_P0101 present in that directory.
>>
>> I'm running ImageJ 1.42q on a Mac or a PC but have the same issue  
>> on both machines.
>> Thanks,
>> Madeline