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Block Parser

Block-by-block parsing is used to parse data from source text with search data block beginning and end conditions. Block may contain several lines.

Name

Set name of the variable data to be parsed in.

Source

Set the source text data to be parsed from.

Start After

Set condition for beginning of the block to be parsed. The following operation modes are possible:

Begin of Data

The block starts at the beginning of the data source.

Defined Text

The block starts after the specified text.

Match Case

Enables case-sensitive search for the block beginning.

Line Start Only

Enables checking that the block beginning found is in beginning of a line

Whole Text

Enables comparing mode in which defined text must completely coincide with the beginning of the block.

Use Wildcards

Enables search for the block beginning using wildcards.

Include Defined Text into Result

Enables adding defined text to the beginning of the block parsed.

Use RegExps

Enables search for the block beginning using regular expressions.

Block Continue Until

Set block end condition. The following operation modes are possible:

End of Data

The block ends at the end of a text source.

Defined Text

The block ends before the text specified.

Defined Text or End of Source

The block ends before the text specified. If this text not found the blocks ends at the end of source.

Match Case

Enables case-sensitive search for the block end.

Line Start Only

Enables checking that the block beginning found is in beginning of a line.

Whole Text

Enables comparing mode in which defined text must completely coincide with the end of the block.

Use Wildcards

Enables search for the block end using wildcards.

Include Defined Text into Result

Enables adding defined text to the end of the block parsed.

Use Regular Expressions

Enables search for the block end using regular expressions.

Remove Empty Lines

Enables empty lines deleting in the data parsed.

Remove Empty Lines

Enables skipping of empty blocks.

See also:

Line Parser