Session rules comparison regex

[embronne]

Hi,

I'm trying to tell Beyond Compare that all XML elements that have a name ending with "index" are unimportant. When I use the regex <.*index>\d+<.*index> it works, but it should be something like <(.*index)>\d+</\1>, only that one doesn't match anything. What's wrong? (I played around a bit and the \1 doesn't seem to work, even a simple (\d)\1 doesn't match anything.)

Thanks a lot, regards,

Miel.

[Aaron]

Hello,

Sorry for the confusion. Our grammar regular expression handling does not currently support back references, but expanding this functionality is on our wishlist. In the meantime, you would need to use your first regex to match on <index>.

[griels]

Hey, I feel guilty enough for having used BC on the evaluation license for longer than I care to admit, but adding backreferences to Session Rules would guarantee an immediate Pro purchase from me.

Is there somewhere I can vote for this or do I need to pay up? Because I would gladly do so

[Aaron]

Hello,

It is not likely we would be able to implement this soon, but I've added it to our Customer Wishlist. I'll add your notes to the entry as well.