Strip out "***" from string

[Gary Atkinson]

Trying to strip out the string *** from the NTE:3.  Using regsub, but its crapping out because the * is a special character right?  Does anyone have a suggestion on a different way to code this?

Code:

errorInfo:
couldn’t compile regular expression pattern: quantifier operand invalid
   while executing
“regsub -all — {***} $nte3 {} nte3”

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[James Cobane]

Gary,

Have you tried ‘escaping’ the asterisks; i.e. preceding each * with a  

regsub -all — {***} $nte3 {} nte3

Jim Cobane

Henry Ford Health

[Gary Atkinson]

I tried string map too, doesn’t error but doesn’t qualify either.  Here is an example string that contains the *** in which I want removed.

Code:

*** Preliminary Report ***.br\.brInterpreted by:   Elder,M.D. , David M.brTranscribed by:  JC     09/19/2011 14:19

[Gary Atkinson]

yep that worked. thx  😆

[Max Drown (Infor)]

Gary Atkinson wrote:

I tried string map too, doesn’t error but doesn’t qualify either.

-- Max Drown (Infor)

[Jim Kosloskey]

Gary,

String map worked fine for me:

string map

$myvariable

In the above case only occurrances of 3 asterisks will be replaced by null.

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 30+ years Cloverleaf, 61 years IT – old fart.

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