Meta Information using XML for the AXIS 7000
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1. Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 AXIS 7000 Edit Microsoft Internet Explorer General Date amp Time User Options Authentication International Meta Data XML DD file retrieval method None XML DD file via FTP FTP Server gt tpservercompany com User kn ti O Password ee Directory ddiles Filename gt faxm o Reload Interval hours fiz M Allow scanning when no XML DD file retrieved M Alert the Administrator when no XML DD file retrieved This field is required and must be filled in Figure 4 Example of creating an XML DD file This section describes an example of how to create an X ML DD file for an invoice application The user will be prompted for a few specific values when scanning to a specific invoice destination These values will be included in an X ML formatted Information File sent together with the image file Creating the XML DD file It is good practice to make a table with all prompts and their properties prior to writing the XML DD file A simple example for this particular case is shown in Table 1 Prompt Allowed values CC C dCWReQuved 0 9999999999 Importance Enumerated not editable by the User No E g Very High High Medium Low Very Low Table 1 The Administrator has also the possibility to specify a list value the User can choose from Apart from specifying the prompts the format of the Inform2. to the complete URL of the file In the case of an Email to a pre set destination it will correspond o the URL specified on the web interface Example ftp servey image tif his reference name will be used to output the format of e image file Example CCITT G 4 his reference name will be used to output the height of e image file Example 3300 14 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 INT HOST ADDRESS INT HOST NAME NT_INTENSITY I I I N N N N N N N N N N N N N N his reference name will be used to output the IP address of the AXIS 7000 that produced the image file Example 10 13 3 231 his reference name will be used to output the host name of the AXIS 7000 that produced the image file Example computer company com his reference name will be used to output the intensity of e image file Example 50 T MAC ADDRESS he MAC address of the AXIS 7000 a a 00 40 8c 18 04 e2 T NUMBER OF PAGES his reference name will be used to output the number of Example 2 T PAPER ORIENTATION his reference name will be used to output the pape orientation of the image file Example Portrait his reference name will be used to output the paper size sed for the scanning Example Letter INT PROFILE his reference name will be used to output the profile Example Text INT SCANN
3. 00 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 How to do the integration This section describes the general workflow for integrating the AXIS 7000 with an application There is an overview in the flow diagram followed by a more detailed description of each step in the process 1 Install an FTP server 2 Add xml user to the FTP server 3 Create an XML DD file and store it in the XML user home directory 4 Add an application destination to the Network Document Server 5 Configure the Network Document Server to retrieve the XML DD file from the FTP server 1 Installing an FTP Server For the installation of the FTP server please refer to the FTP server manual The FTP server will be used for making the X ML DD file available for the AXIS 7000 It can also be used for storing the scanned images and Information Files if a File D estination is used 2 Adding an XML user A new user xml will be added to the FTP server user list The creation of new users and configuration of their properties differ from each FTP server Please refer to the FTP server manual for further inf ormation The xml user can have any directory as a home directory but it must be appropriate for storing setting files It is recommended that you create a new directory for use as the xml user home directory 3 Creating an XML DD file The XML DD file specifies what the user will be prompted for and the format and con
4. ATTLIST MetaDataFile Version CDATA FIXED amp MD_DTD_VERSION Domain CDATA FIXED amp MD_DOMAIN gt MetaDataFile 9 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 CHILD MetaData one or more Output optional ATTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element gathers the meta data that is requested from the user regardless of the destination This does not imply that the different meta data is required but just that it is not destination dependent as the meta data gathered in the Ask section is For instance the Administrator can always ask the User to identify himself This is not destination dependent lt ELEMENT AlwaysAsk MetaData Output gt lt Ask MetaDataFile When one MetaData one or more Output optional ATTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element gathers the different meta data that is Destination dependent The Administrator is able to specify the meta data which is to be requested from the User on selecting a specific destination gathered in the When element This section also allows the Administrator to define the specific format of the output for this set of MetaData For instance the Administrator can ask for an invoice number when the User selects the invoice destination He can also define a particular output format that can easily be processed by a database for instance gt lt ELEMENT A
5. AXIS a COMMUNICATIONS Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Meta I nformation using XML for the AXI S 7000 Possible applications sscsesseeeee 1 System Requirements sccseeseee 3 1 Installing an FTP Server 0 4 2 Adding an XML uset e eee 4 3 Creating an XML DD file 4 Configuring the AXIS 7000 0 5 4 Adding a Destination 5 5 Meta Information configuration 6 Patteri sciscscsascecensasacscessacvascavecstessoassesse 13 DQSCMD EOD sss ces csssuiesiavscxs evessaancesstaee 13 Internally defined variables 14 Default Output format 000 17 Reference csscssscssesssesesssessssseees 18 Axis Communications cses008 19 http www axis com Axis Communications USA Tel 978 614 2000 Fax 978 614 2100 Axis Communications Europe Tel 46 46 272 18 00 Fax 4646 1361 30 Axis Communications Japan Tel 81 33545 8282 Fax 81 3 3545 8280 Introduction This document describes how the AXIS 7000 can be integrated with _ different kinds of applications using its Meta Information functionality It is intended for System Integrators Developers and Administrators The Meta Information functionality allows the integrator to define a list of information to be requested it can be required or optional information from the user at the moment of scanning The user will be prompted for this informat
6. ER his reference name will be used to output the descriptive ame of the scanner that produced the image file Example RICOH S450 his reference name will be used to output the selected Subject Example Here comes the document his reference name will be used to output the time of the image file Example 14 25 25 INT USER_ID his reference name will be used to output the description of the user Example John Smith INT USER MAIL his reference name will be used to output the emai Example user company com INT WIDTH his reference name will be used to output the width of e image file Example 2528 INT X RESOLUTION his reference name will be used to output the horizontal esolution of the image file INT Y RESOLUTION his reference name will be used to output the vertical esolution of the image file Example 300 INT LAST RESET DATE his reference name will be used to output the date of the last time the counter has been reset Example Thu Mar 22 15 20 54 2001 15 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 INT COUNTER LAST RESET This reference name will be used to output the number of page scanned since the last reset of the counter Example 102 INT COUNTER TOTAL his reference name will be used to output the number o page scanned since the beginning of times Example 9261 16 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Met
7. TTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element contains a specific value for a Meta Data This allow the User to choose the value of a certain Meta Data among several value gt lt ELEMENT Value PCDATA gt lt ELEMENT When PARENT Ask CHILD Destination one or more ATTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element contains a list of the different destinations that trigger the request of the dependent MetaData elements from the User When one or more of the specified destinations is selected by the User the following MetaData will be requested gt lt ELEMENT When Destination t gt lt ELEMENT Destination PARENT When To CHILD None ATTRIBUTES Description This is the Id of the Destination One restriction is that the destination s description attribute must be a valid destination 11 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 description This means that the Administrator cannot define a new destination here DESCRIPTION This element contains the description of the defined destination gt lt ELEMENT Destination PCDATA gt lt ATTLIST Destination Description CDATA REQUIRED gt lt ELEMENT Output PARENT AlwaysAsk Ask CHILD To optional Format optional ATTRIBUTES FileName This attribute indicate to the AXIS 7000 which template it should use in order to determine the remote file name This template can conta
8. Value gt lt Value gt Very Low lt Value gt lt MetaData gt lt Output gt lt Format gt lt CDATA lt xml version 1 0 gt lt DOCTYPE Invoice SYSTEM invoice dtd gt lt Invoice InvoiceNb SINVOICE_NBS DueDate SDUE_DATES Issuer SISSUERS Amount SAMOUNTS ImageURL SINT_FILE_URLS gt lt Invoice gt gt lt Format gt lt Output gt lt Ask gt lt MetaDataFile gt For further information regarding writing an XML DD file please refer to the AXIS 7000 documentation and the sections A X IS MaD ata DTD Pattern syntax and Intemal variables 8 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 AXIS MetaData DTD The DTD Document Type Definition is a specific definition of the rules and syntax that the DD Document Description file must follow It contains the definition of the element hierarchy and relation between these elements in the hierarchy When your XML DD file is processed it is compared to its associated DTD to be sure that it is structured correctly and that all tags are correctly used The AXIS MetaD ata DTD file defines the syntax of the XML DD file used for specifying the prompts that will be shown on the AXIS 7000 control panel display as well as the format of the Information File with the entered values As from the 2 23 release of the firmware you have the possibility to download from the AXIS 7000 into your favo
9. a Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 Default Output format The Information File includes all values that the user entered at the moment of scanning to a destination that specifies Meta Information It is possible to either use a default format of the Information File or to specify an own If there is no lt FORMAT gt section in the XML DD file the default format will be used It is formatted like lt ID gt lt VALUE gt An example of an Information File is shown below Except for the Meta Information it also includes the normal image information It is possible to only get the Meta Information by setting the Indude Image Information parameter for the destination to N one AXIS 7000 Parameter List V2 20 June 12 2000 General File name image tif File size 100164 Date Thu Jun 12 12 55 06 2000 Host address 10 133231 Scanner RICOH IS450 Destination Invoice Profile Text Paper size Letter Number of pages 1 Image Information Width Height X Resolution DPI Y Resolution DPI Bits per pixel Data type Paper orientation Format Double sided ntensity Contrast tadata TEE UER UNT 2528 3300 300 300 1 Black amp white Portrait CCITT G 4 Off 50 50 12456 01 25 2000 ACME Corp 5020 17 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 References There are several
10. ation File must also be decided upon If there is no lt FORMAT gt section of the XML DD file a default format will be used as described in D dault Output format In this case the Information File will be in X ML format and therefore a CDATA section is used to prevent the XML parser in the AXIS 7000 from parsing that part of the code Otherwise normally only a lt FORMAT gt section is needed 7 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 lt xml version 1 0 gt lt DOCTYPE MetaDataFile SYSTEM metadata dtd gt lt MetaDataFile gt lt Ask gt lt When gt lt Destination Description Invoice gt lt When gt lt MetaData Required yes Id INVOICE_NB Prompt Invoice Nb ErrorMessage Wrong Nb DefaultValue 00000 Pattern MEO 9 659 8 gt lt MetaData Required yes Id DUE_DATE Prompt Due Date ErrorMessage Wrong Date DefaultValue 01 01 2000 Pattern 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 9 4 gt lt MetaData Required yes Id TSSUER Prompt TIssuer ErrorMessage Enter the name Pattern Be geet gt lt MetaData Required no Id AMOUNT Prompt Amount ErrorMessage Enter the amount Pattern 0 9 EOFT gt lt MetaData Required nor Id IMPORTANCE Prompt Importance DefaultValue Medium Editable no gt lt Value gt Very High lt Value gt lt Value gt High lt Value gt lt Value gt Low lt
11. cations Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 Internally defined variables There are several intemal variables defined by the AXIS 7000 that can be output in the Information File They can be used as any other variable in the XML DD file Example lt Format gt The image is located at INT_ FILE URL The time at the moment of scanning was INT_TIME lt Format gt NT_ BITS PER PIXEL TEE reference name will be used to output the number of bits per pixel of the image file Example 1 NT_ CONTRAST his reference name will be used to output the contrast o e image file Example 50 NT DATA TYPE his reference name will be used to output the data type of the image file Example Black amp white NT DATE his reference name will be used to output the date of the image file Example 2000 05 04 INT DESTINATION his reference name will be used to output the destination description that originated the Information File Example Invoice INT DOUBLE SIDED his reference name will be used to output the orientation of the image file Example Off INT FILE NAME his reference name will be used to output only the file ame of the image file Example image tif INT FILE SIZE his reference name will be used to output the size of the image file Example 54490 INT FILE URL his reference name will be used to output the file URL of e image file In the case of a file on an FTP server this ill correspond
12. d as the language to define the requested information that the AXIS 7000 downloads from an FTP server on the network Digital Copier Scanner Image Internet Information file Intranet L HU FTP Server with User enter values XML DD file Figure 1 The components involved in an integration scenario 2 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 Figure 2 views the interaction between the XML DD Data Definition file User Input and the resulting image and Information Files The XML DD file defines what information that will be requested from the user and the format of the Information File a Downloaded from an FTP Server AXIS 7000 Information File bg Internet Application Intranet Figure 2 The interaction between the XML DD file User input image and Information File System Requirements The following main components are needed to build an integrated solution using Meta Information e AXIS 7000 with a keyboard connected Firmware 2 20 or later is required e A scanner or digital copier supported by the AXIS 7000 A list of supported devices is available at http www axis com techsup document servers axis 7000 index html e An FTP server An application server that can handle an image format supported by the AXIS 7000 PDF TIFF JFIF and PCL and able to interpret an Information File sent along with it 3 19 Copyright 20
13. different resources on the Intemet with information regarding XML A few of them are listed below for reference www xml org www xmlcom 18 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 Axis Communications Axis is a world leader in the rapidly growing network attached peripherals industry Headquartered in Sweden Axis designs and manufactures networkattached print servers network document servers CD DVD servers camera servers and storage devices based on its ThinServer Technology All Axis products leverage Axis own ThinServer Technology which allows any peripheral device to be directly attached to the network without a file server or PC These devices are displayed on any desktop without changing client software and can be accessed and used by multiple clients using virtually any desktop and network operating system The core of ThinServer Technology is the embedded software consisting of self contained thin versions of popular operating systems a Web server for consistent network wide management and an optimized 32 bit RISC chip complete with device I O and network controllers for high speed data transport 19 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications
14. e 10 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 This attribute contains the output string for when the MetaData is not required and not entered by the User attribute Required equal no or hidden attribute Required equal hidden The default value for this attribute is the empty string Pattern This attribute contains the regular expressions that describe the expected format in the value entered by the User For more details on the Regular Expression syntax see the User s Manual The default value for this attribute is the match everything pattern Editable This attribute is an enumerated value that defines if the User is allowed to enter a value different from the one purposed in the list of value defined for this Meta Data The User will be allowed if the attribute is set to yes and will not be if the attribute is et to no This element contains the information specific to the meta data itself the attribute descriptions for more details DESCRIPTION See gt lt ELEMENT MetaData PCDATA Value gt lt ATTLIST MetaData Required yes no hidden no Id ID REQUIRED Prompt CDATA IMPLIED Label CDATA IMPLIED ErrorMessageCDATA IMPLIED DefaultValueCDATA IMPLIED Pattern CDATA IMPLIED Editable yes no yes gt lt ELEMENT Value PARENT MetaData CHILD None A
15. in references to Meta Data s Id in order to create a file name that is created with the values entered by the User This attribute overrides the value set for the Destination DESCRIPTION This element contains the specific information for when the Administrator wants to specify a format different from the traditional one The Administrator can also specify a destination for the output file gt lt ELEMENT Output To Format To Format gt lt ELEMENT To PARENT Output CHILD Destination ATTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element contains the particular destination to which the output file should be sent gt lt ELEMENT To Destination gt lt ELEMENT Format PARENT Output CHILD None ATTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element contains the custom declaration that defines the output format defined by the Administrator for this specific destination lt ELEMENT Format PCDATA gt 12 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 Pattern Each MetaD ata element is defined in the XML DD file In this file a pattem is specified The pattem is a set of regular expressions used to check the lexical correctness of the value The format is enclosed into a string delimited by the quote character new lines are not accepted in the regular expression Infix notation is a structure nota
16. ion before the document is scanned and sent over the network The Meta information will be sent together with the scanned image in the Information File or as a separate document The administrator can How to do the integration 4 also choose to send information set by the AXIS 7000 itself e g a time stamp and user identification This attached Meta information can then be used by different applications such as accounting software or for storing in a database server under a unique name XML eXtensible Markup Language is used as the language to define _the requested information and can also be used as the output format Example of creating an XML DD file 7 along with almost any other text based format Creating the XML DD file 0 0 7 XML AXIS MetaData DTD cccscccscecseeeees 9 The XML eXtensible M arkup Language specification defines a Standard way to add Meta Information to documents Please see the XML references in the end of this document for further information about XML AXIS 7000 Network Document Server The AXIS 7000 offers the convenience of allowing end users to distribute and store documents digitally The AXIS 7000 offers many options to do business in a more effective and cost efficient way With a wide variety of formats TIFF JPEG JFIF PDF PCL and transport methods SMTP FTP LPD Raw TCP to choose from an AXIS 7000 provides increased value to digital c
17. iority SPRIORITYS ImageURL SINT_FILE_URLS gt lt Format gt lt Output gt lt Ask gt lt MetaDataFile gt The components of the XML DD file are the following e Internal variables In the Information File it is not only the values entered by the user that can be included but the internal AXIS 7000 values as well Examples of variables can be the date scanner name etc Format section The format of the Information file is specified here List of values The Administrator n specify a set of valid values the User can choose from It is also possible to specify whether the User is allowed to enter his her own values e Patter It is possible to determine what the user is permitted to enter by specifying a pattern Regular Expressions are used for this e Prompts Each prompt needs a MetaD ata element entry 4 5 Configuring the AXIS 7000 The AXIS 7000 can be configured through its intemal Web interface G eneral knowledge of the product is prerequisite Please refer to the AXIS 7000 User s Manual for information regarding the basic configuration 4 Adding a Destination A new destination is added in the Destination section of the Admin part of the Web interface of the AXIS 7000 Figure 3 shows an example of how it can be configured for a File D estination Note The D estination N ame must match a Destination Description in the XML DD file 5 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Info
18. opiers and scanners Included in its architecture are the embedded Web pages Administrators can use an existing Web browser for configuration and management purposes thus _ eliminating the need to load extra software Possible applications There are numerous examples of how the Meta Information functionality can be used Many work or business processes with documents involved can be improved by adding an AXIS 7000 integrated with an application server The application server can be Knowledge Management Systems Document management Systems Imaging Systems ERP Systems Databases and Intemet Services Most application servers connected to a network can be integrated with the AXIS 7000 Revision 1 2 Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 Overview Figure 1 shows the different components involved when using Meta Information and X ML together with an AXIS 7000 A scanner or digital copier is connected to the network using an AXIS 7000 The AXIS 7000 can then be configured to prompt the user for information at the moment of scanning a document The document will be scanned and sent as an image file to a server on the network together with an Information File The Information File will include the values entered by the user and can be in a format defined by the administrator Almost any format is possible For instance XML HTML or a list of values separated by commas would all be possible XML is use
19. rite validating editor the DTD used internally This mechanism allow you to create validate and upload the AXIS 7000 XML DD file in a straight forward process See the User Manual for more information lt xml version 1 0 gt lt FILE metadata dtd ROOT MetaDataFile DESCRIPTION This file contains the DTD for the Meta Data functionality This functionality allows the Administrator to define custom information that will be required from the User at the moment of scanning This custom information can either be related to a particular destination for instance an Invoice number when an invoice destination is selected or it can be requested regardless of the destination lt ENTITY MD_DTD_VERSION DESCRIPTION This entity contains lt ENTITY MD_DTD_VERSION 1 00 gt lt ENTITY MD_DOMAIN DESCRIPTION This entity contains the domain of this DTD gt lt ENTITY MD_DOMAIN XML meta data gt lt ELEMENT MetaDataFile PARENT None CHILD AlwaysAsk optional Ask zero or more ATTRIBUTES None DESCRIPTION This element is the root element It allows the Administrator to define meta data that will always be requested gathered in the AlwaysAsk section regardless of the destination and meta data that will be requested only when a particular destination is selected gathered in the Ask section lt ELEMENT MetaDataFile AlwaysAsk Ask gt lt
20. rmation using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 A005 7000 Mew Fie Gestinahon Motecape Eh Edt Yee Go Commricou Help sanmumssari ent AXIS 7000 Network Document Server AXIS a Mew File Destination gj Destination Name fippiication Destination SS Profile text g Ean be changed at the mareni otscaaning Include nage Iomnmion None sf FTP Server fectver company coms s S User feppiiection Password A Confrm TTT Directory eet Fie Name xc amp F Append sequence number 10 fik rame x Start saquanca with foor g F Store sequence number on FTP carer gt F Append fie estension to fie name Information Fie sc o ooo y Extension Bk Add To ust Dors Reset gt If lat blank the value specified on the Dastination Dafauts paga will be used gt Dooren Cone oO ee oe Figure 3 The value of the parameter Information File Extension will differ depending on which application is used It could be html or xml for instance The default value is tx t 5 Meta Infomation configuration The AXIS 7000 has to be configured to retrieve the XML DD file from an FTP server in the network This is done on the Meta Information tab in the Edit window accessible from the first Admin page of the Web interface Figure 4 shows an example of how it can be configured A complete information concerning the parameters is available online 6 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications
21. sk When MetaDatat Output gt lt ELEMENT MetaData PARENT AlwaysAsk Ask CHILD Value zero or more ATTRIBUTES Required This attribute is an enumerated value that defines if the User must enter the MetaData yes or if it can be skipped no or if it is hidden to the User hidden MetaData with the Required attribute defined as yes is mandatory and must be entered before the User can proceed with the scanning MetaData with the Required attribute defined as hidden is useful when the administrator wants to define a default value that will help in processing the information entered by the User Id This attribute indicates the system and name the MetaData is known by This identifier must be unique among all the MetaData elements Prompt This attribute contains the string that will be displayed on the LCD display when requesting this particular MetaData from the User If the Administrator does not specify the text the User will be prompted with the Id attribute Label This attribute contains the output string when the Administrator has not defined an output format If no labels are defined the Id attribute will be used instead ErrorMessage This attribute contains the string that will be displayed when the value entered by the User does not match the Pattern attribute If the Administrator does not specify this attribute the default string Incorrect value will be displayed instead DefaultValu
22. tents of the output Information File It can be created and edited in any text editor The AXIS MetaD ata DTD defines the syntax of the XML DD file The XML DD file will be stored in the home directory of the xml ftp user where the AXIS 7000 will be configured to retrieve it The XML DD file will differ depending on which kinds of applications the AXIS 7000 will be integrated with There are two issues that need to be resolved prior to writing the file e What will the user be prompted for e Is the user required to enter the value e What are the permitted values e Is there only a set of valid values e The format of the Information File An example of an XML DD file is shown below 4 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communications Axis Communications Meta Information using X ML for the AXIS 7000 01 05 08 lt xml version 1 0 gt lt DOCTYPE MetaDataFile SYSTEM metadata dtd gt lt MetaDataFile gt lt Ask gt lt When gt lt Destination Description Invoice gt lt When gt lt MetaData Required ves Id INVOICE_NB Prompt Invoice Nb ErrorMessage Wrong Nb DefaultValue 00000 Pattern O 9 5 gt lt MetaData Required yes Id PRIORITY Prompt UPraoritys DefaultValue Medium Editable no gt lt Value gt Very High lt Value gt lt Value gt High lt Value gt lt Value gt Low lt Value gt lt Value gt Very Low lt Value gt lt MetaData gt lt Output gt lt Format gt InvoiceNb SINVOICE_NBS Pr
23. tion where the operator is located between he operands e g A B In postfix notation the operator follows the operands e g A B Character Description Matches any character except new line pee postfix matches the previous expression one or several times postfix matches the previous expression once or not at all Character set ranges are denoted with as in a z an initial as in 70 9 complements the set R 1 5 r could be repeated between 1 and 5 times a oe OOOO Matchesatendoflime S e q or a a alb a or b S I infix Alternative between two expressions _ quotes special characters The following table shows a few examples of regular expressions 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 9 4 Date DD MM YYYY a zA Z fa zA Z a zA Z a zA Z a Email address z 2 3 firstname companyname com firsthname companyname se 0 9 3 2 0 91 3 1 1 0 9 4 Telephone number 123 1231234 123 1231234 123 1234 1231234 a zA Z Name John Doe John 1 2 3 ZIP code 12345 12 345 4112 31 4 5 61 776192022 22 20 914 2 LO 9 40 21 Time AM am Am PM pm Pm 1 05 59 AM 4 http ftp attps gopher a URL ZA Z0 9 a zA Z0 9 a zA Z0 9 http www axis com prod index html ftp ftp axis com pub www axis com 13 19 Copyright 2000 Axis Communi
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