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Extract text from xml

Extract text from xml file (ignoring commented out elements) and create a one line regex.

Start file

<list>
  <item>txt123</item>
  <!-- <item>txt124</item> -->
  <!-- <item>txt126</item> -->
  <item>txt127</item>
  <item>txt137</item>
  <!-- <item>txt145</item> -->
  <item>txt148</item>
  <!-- <item>txt150</item> -->
</list>

End file

^(txt123|txt127|txt137|txt148).*$

View Diff

1,10c1
< <list>
<   <item>txt123</item>
<   <!-- <item>txt124</item> -->
<   <!-- <item>txt126</item> -->
<   <item>txt127</item>
<   <item>txt137</item>
<   <!-- <item>txt145</item> -->
<   <item>txt148</item>
<   <!-- <item>txt150</item> -->
< </list>
---
> ^(txt123|txt127|txt137|txt148).*$

Solutions by @twistedcommons:

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44 active golfers, 109 entries

Solutions by @twistedcommons:

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#2 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 04:00AM

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#>16 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:58AM

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#>19 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:54AM

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#>29 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:52AM

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#>35 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:40AM

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#>38 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:35AM

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#>42 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:28AM

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#>43 - Armin / @twistedcommons

02/11/2013 at 03:33AM