如何用Notepad++正则表达式一键提取Adobe LiveCycle Designer XML字段名？

Got it, let's break down the exact steps to pull clean field names from your LiveCycle XML and get them ready for your SQL database registration:

Step 1: Prep Your XML Content #

• Open your form in Adobe LiveCycle Designer, locate the fields you need, and copy their corresponding XML code (this will be lines like <field name="YourField" ...> or <subform name="YourSubform" ...> depending on your form structure).
• Paste this snippet into a new Notepad++ document.

Step 2: Run the Regex Find/Replace #

Hit Ctrl+H to open the Find/Replace dialog, then set it up like this:

1. Switch to the Regular expression mode (uncheck . matches newline—you don't need it here).
2. In the Find what box, paste this regex pattern:

   .*name="([^"]+)".*
   

   Quick breakdown: This matches any line containing a name="..." attribute, and captures the actual field name (the text inside the quotes) as a reusable group.
3. In the Replace with box, enter:

   \1
   

   This tells Notepad++ to replace the entire line with just the captured field name from the first group.
4. Click Replace All—boom, you'll have a neat list of field names, one per line.

Optional: Clean Up Blank Lines #

If you end up with empty lines scattered in your list, run this second replace to remove them:

• Find what: ^\s*$
• Replace with: (leave this field completely empty)
• Click Replace All to wipe out any blank or whitespace-only lines.

Example to Test #

Say your input XML looks like this:

<field name="CustomerID" type="numeric" />
<field name="EmailAddress" type="text" />
<subform name="BillingInfo">
  <field name="BillingStreet" type="text" />
  <field name="BillingZip" type="numeric" />
</subform>

After the first replace, your output will be:

CustomerID
EmailAddress
BillingInfo
BillingStreet
BillingZip

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者tarekahf