Calculating the number of number of numbers and calculating the sum

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#1

While I'm Okish at RegEx, I'm struggling with something that seems simple but is making my brain explode a touch

a set of numbers which could be up to 11 'groups' but more usually 5-6
for example

12 5.1 5 12 2 1

If I know there are 6 numbers I can copy the set of numbers, Search System Clipboard Using Regular Expressions to find

([0-9.]+] ([0-9.]+] ([0-9.]+] ([0-9.]+] ([0-9.]+] ([0-9.]+]

Setting each group as a variable one, two, three, four, five, six

Then I want the sum of those numbers to be calculated and pasted over them

Insert Text %Calculate%one + two + three + four + five + six% by Pasting

Which works fine.

But how can I calculate the number of numbers and turn them to variables? Or am I over complicating?

#2

This is quite easy:

Replace the whitespace in your set of numbers with a + and then use KM to calculate the result like this:

Test Calculate.kmmacros (2.0 KB)

KM 0 2022-01-28_14-57-52

The "pasting over them" I will leave as an exercise for you!

I forgot to say: I'm assuming all you really want to do is add up the numbers...

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#3

Oh cool, will have a play, thank you!

#4

In a scripting language you can typically use more split and less regular expression complexity:

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Application("Keyboard Maestro Engine")
    .getvariable("numberString")
    .split(/\s+/u)
    .reduce((a, x) => a + parseFloat(x, 10), 0)
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#5

I would certainly never have got there :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Thank you both

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#6

Is yours is really less complex?

My regex is \s+ and stands alone
while yours is /\s+/u and is embedded in some JS.

#7

No – addressing the OP : -)

#8

Yes, of course. Sorry :slightly_smiling_face:

#9

FWIW, a Haskell solution.

Calculate sum.kmmacros (3.2 KB)

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Haskell Code

main :: IO ()
main = interact $ show . sum . map (read :: String -> Float) . words
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