Second, you find someone who really, really, really needs to parse
addresses and let them do it. I didn't say it was something good to
do ... just a first step. Of course you're right, which is why I
wouldn't want to do it.
On Jun 2, 2007, at 3:35 PM, Michelle Steiner wrote:
On Jun 2, 2007, at 1:27 PM, Luther Fuller wrote:
As I said ...
first find all "@" characters, using either offset or text item
delimiters
I understood that, but what next? That character doesn't guarantee
that there's an email address surrounding it, as I indicated with
my example.
How do you determine that "Meet me @2PM @45th St and Broadway."
does not contain an email address?
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My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a
whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly
any difference.
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