Problem with RegExMatch...

[CodeMonkey]

I'm trying to identify if a window title contains a specific pattern but my code doesn't work. Could someone help?

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WinGetActiveTitle, title
	FoundPos := RegExMatch(%title%, "\K\d{2,}-\d{2,}-\d{2,}(?=\s)")
	If (FoundPos = 1)
	{
		<Rest of program>
		
	}

The pattern my code is looking for is: "ab-cd-xy"

For instance: "Example window 12-34-56 blah blah" should return FoundPos =1

My code doesn't work, I'm doing something wrong... Could someone help?

[Xtra]

RegExMatch is a function which uses expression syntax and you used %'s around the variable named title.

HTH

[CodeMonkey]

I don't understand what you mean...?

[Xtra]

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WinGetActiveTitle, title
	FoundPos := RegExMatch(title, "\K\d{2,}-\d{2,}-\d{2,}(?=\s)")
	If (FoundPos = 1)
	{
		<Rest of program>
 
	}

Do you see it now?

[AllUrBaseRBelong2Us]

It would help you in your future scripts if you get hold of the differences between traditional and expressional syntaxes.
There's this link which explains it quite lucidly http://maul-esel.github.io/ahkbook/en/V ... mands.html
If you still don't get it after going through that, feel free to ask.