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| Then click the "Create Multiple" button. | Then click the "Create Multiple" button. | ||
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| ==== Running a pattern search ===== | ==== Running a pattern search ===== | ||
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| - When you're happy with the results, click Create. If you want to add/remove files you can edit the case after creation. | - When you're happy with the results, click Create. If you want to add/remove files you can edit the case after creation. | ||
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| ===== Pattern Search Behaviour and how to use 'Regular Expression' in a Search ===== | ===== Pattern Search Behaviour and how to use 'Regular Expression' in a Search ===== | ||
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| Regular expressions, often abbreviated as regex or regexp, are powerful tools for pattern matching and text manipulation. They provide a concise and flexible way to describe, search, and manipulate strings. | Regular expressions, often abbreviated as regex or regexp, are powerful tools for pattern matching and text manipulation. They provide a concise and flexible way to describe, search, and manipulate strings. | ||
| + | ==== Adding Every File as it's Own Case ==== | ||
| + | .* | ||
| + | That's all you need. The '.' matches any character except for a new line, and the '*' says the preceeding character can be matched 0 or more times.\\ | ||
| + | In the screenshot below, you can see this search makes a new case for every WSI file in the directory. | ||
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| + | Here are some examples of how .* behaves in a regex pattern: | ||
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| + | abc.*def: This pattern would match strings that start with "abc" and are followed by any sequence of characters, eventually ending with "def". For example, it would match "abc123def" or "abcxyzdef". | ||
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| + | .*\d+.*: This pattern would match strings that contain one or more digits anywhere in the string. The .* before and after \d+ allows for any characters before and after the digit(s). | ||
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| + | In the screenshot below you can see that '.*-' matches only files that have a '-' in their name | ||
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| + | ==== Adding Similarly Named Files into Cases ==== | ||
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| + | What about if you have file(s) named in a similar way? | ||
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| + | We can use some simple commands to sort these into cases. | ||
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| + | Here you can see that typing '.' matches all files starting with the same character into a Case. | ||
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| + | {{ :pattern search 4.png?600 |}} | ||
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| + | If you have files with different names, but each case shares the first 4 letters or numbers, you can type '....' to group them together. | ||
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| + | Another way to search and group together files into Cases is using [].\\ | ||
| + | Any search terms you put within the [] will be searched for.\\ | ||
| + | In the example below, we use ^[\d\w]* to find the starting pattern of each filename until it is interrupted by a special character e.g. '(' or '.' | ||
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| + | {{ :pattern search 6.png?600 |}} | ||
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| + | You can also chain several of these blocks together, for example:\\ | ||
| + | ^[\d\w]+-[\d\w]+-[\d\w] would find all files with three strings of alphanumeric characters, each separated by a '-' | ||
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| + | ==== Finding Many Files for a Single Case ==== | ||
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| + | You can use pattern search like a regular search engine to find 'files' in your selected folder\\ | ||
| Some examples include: | Some examples include: | ||
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| Using ^CF to match any string starting with 'CF' \\ | Using ^CF to match any string starting with 'CF' \\ | ||
| Using ? to indicate subexpressions in your pattern, e.g. "fish(er)?" matches "fish" or "fisher". | Using ? to indicate subexpressions in your pattern, e.g. "fish(er)?" matches "fish" or "fisher". | ||
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| - | You can learn more about regex with online guides including: | ||
| - | https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/relativity/relativity1216/reldbdsn/GUID-7C2DF185-41A1-4448-81E7-3252AA8DEBB3.html | ||
| In the screenshot below you can see the $ regex [1] has been used to select only .svs files across many subfolders [2] | In the screenshot below you can see the $ regex [1] has been used to select only .svs files across many subfolders [2] | ||
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| - | ==== Regular Expression Syntax ==== | + | ==== Full Explanation of Regular Expression Syntax ==== |
| Here are some key concepts and syntax: | Here are some key concepts and syntax: | ||
| 1. Literal Characters:\\ | 1. Literal Characters:\\ | ||
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| Most characters in a regular expression match themselves literally. \\ | Most characters in a regular expression match themselves literally. \\ | ||
| For example, the regular expression abc will match the string "abc" in the input. | For example, the regular expression abc will match the string "abc" in the input. | ||
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