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Str := "Adam bought an orange @ $1.50-2.00"
RegExMatch(Str, "(?<=@ \$)[0-9.]+", Price)
MsgBox, % Price

[fivefive]

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I think for your purpose, it would be better to check that it's a number:

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If Price is number
{
} Else

Note that I put the brace on the line below because you can't use it on the same line in this type of statement. The If Var is Type is a legacy type of statement that doesn't allow it.

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No, because type checking is a legacy type of statement, it doesn't support expressions and can't be combined with other conditions. You can accomplish the same thing like this:

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If Price is number
	if (Price > 0.01)
	{
	} Else

You might need two else branches to handle all cases since the first could be true but not the other.

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Str := "A noisy and entertaining book cost $3, perfect for bedtime $9, and a chance to meet all the animals in the jungle. Told in short rhymes so that you can read as much or as little $ABC as you like, with lots of opportunities for joining in $5. Vibrant illustrations."
NewStr := RegExReplace(Str, ".*(?=\$[a-zA-Z]+)")
MsgBox, % NewStr

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[fivefive]

So once I have that piece of multi-line string on my clipboard, then when I run the following, it didn't do anything: -

clipboard := RegExReplace(clipboard, ".*(?=\$[a-zA-Z]+)")

Is this incorrect pls?

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You need to use the s) option so that the . matches newline characters:

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Clipboard := RegExReplace(Clipboard, "s).*(?=\$[a-zA-Z]+)")

Btw, there's no need to keep posting the same thing several times with no new information. Please be patient.

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Clipboard := RegExReplace(Clipboard, "s).*?(\$[a-zA-Z]+)", "$1",, 1)

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It refers to the first sub-pattern, which is the first parentheses grouping in the RegExPattern. So in the replacement string, where you see $1 gets replaced with whatever matched in that first parentheses grouping (the only one in this case).