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Some info about ActiveX Dll.

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Pre-compiled binary is here

Installation

Open command prompt (cmd.exe) as Administrator, execute:

regsvr32.exe "<path>\VBPCRE2.dll"

List of objects:

VBPCRE2.cPcre2
VBPCRE2.cPcre2Match
VBPCRE2.cPcre2Matches
VBPCRE2.cPcre2Options
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsCompile
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsGeneral
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsMatch
VBPCRE2.cPcre2OptionsReplace

Examples:

For VBScript:

set lo_RegEx = CreateObject("VBPCRE2.cPcre2")

Usage examples are here

Full docs is in PRCE2 specification.

New methods

(comparing to VBScript.Regexp):

Substitute

New metasymbols

(comparing to VBScript.Regexp):

(?=template) Lookahead positive
(?!template) Lookahead negative
(?<=template) Lookbehind positive
(?<!template) Lookbehind negative
TODO...

Objects hierarchy

Available in VBA using Magic key "F2" :) which is Object Explorer. Then select "VBPCRE2" from drop-down list.
Don't forget about IntelliSense tips + "Early binding": press "Tools" - "References" - Select file VBPCRE2.dll (or select in list "VBPCRE2").

Option Constants

(which suits the names in specification where description could be found)
TODO: Need check/bind/doc links...

Basic

PCRE2_ANCHORED
PCRE2_NO_UTF_CHECK
PCRE2_NOTBOL
PCRE2_NOTEOL
PCRE2_NOTEMPTY
PCRE2_NOTEMPTY_ATSTART
PCRE2_PARTIAL_SOFT
PCRE2_PARTIAL_HARD
PCRE2_ERROR_NOMATCH
PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_GLOBAL

Compile

PCRE2_ALLOW_EMPTY_CLASS
PCRE2_ALT_BSUX
PCRE2_CASELESS
PCRE2_DOLLAR_ENDONLY
PCRE2_DOTALL
PCRE2_EXTENDED
PCRE2_FIRSTLINE
PCRE2_MULTILINE
PCRE2_UNGREEDY
PCRE2_UTF
PCRE2_NEVER_BACKSLASH_C
PCRE2_ALT_CIRCUMFLEX
PCRE2_AUTO_CALLOUT
PCRE2_DUPNAMES

Unimplemented

PCRE2_MATCH_UNSET_BACKREF
PCRE2_NEVER_UCP
PCRE2_NEVER_UTF
PCRE2_NO_AUTO_CAPTURE
PCRE2_NO_AUTO_POSSESS
PCRE2_NO_DOTSTAR_ANCHOR
PCRE2_NO_START_OPTIMIZE
PCRE2_UCP

Substitute

PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_EXTENDED
PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_UNSET_EMPTY
PCRE2_SUBSTITUTE_UNKNOWN_UNSET

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