Testing Regular Expressions
The Regex Tester is a tool in RPA Builder that enables you to create and test regular expressions. You can open the Regex Tester in three different ways:
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In the top menu bar, click Tools → Open Regex Tester.
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In the top menu bar, click the Open Regex Tester button (
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In an action step that supports Regex, click the Test Regex button (
).Opening the Regex Tester this way automatically transfers any regular expressions and text patterns associated with the action step to the tool.
Regex Tester Wizard
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Regex
Enter the regular expression that you want to test. Commonly used regular expressions can be selected from the Commonly used Regex table by double clicking on the desired entry.
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Test Pattern
Enter a piece of text that you wish to use for testing the regular expression. Click the Execute Test button to run the test. Matches will be highlighted in the Test Pattern field.
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Commonly used Regex
This table contains commonly used regular expressions that can be used in the Regex field. Double click on the desired entry to transfer it to the Regex field.