# Ruby RegEx

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex/165407>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 13, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex/165407 "2009-04-13T19:01:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex/165407/1 "2009-04-13T19:01:12Z")

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Hi,

This may or may not be the correct group, but I am having serious  
problems with the below regular expression.

xpath\_test = “Payment Method: Visa  
View purchased media: Click here  
\<[http://xxx-ui-systest/Customer/ViewPurchases.aspx?Id=61838ea5](http://xxx-ui-systest/Customer/ViewPurchases.aspx?Id=61838ea5)  
-28e5-4427-bd9f-48996492c267\>”

puts xpath\_test  
puts xpath\_test.match(/\<http://xxx-ui-systest/Customer/  
ViewPurchases.aspx?Id=.\*?\>/)

Could anybody please help?

Thanks

Aidy

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**Author:** ![aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex/165407/2 "2009-04-13T19:05:53Z")

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## This should help [class String - RDoc Documentation](http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/String.html#M000827)

Cyriac Thomas Chittuthara  
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**Author:** ![aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex/165407/3 "2009-04-13T23:16:16Z")

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On 13.04.2009 18:59, aidy wrote:

> This may or may not be the correct group, but I am having serious  
> problems with the below regular expression.

What problems?

robert