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From: "Andrew Simmons" <andrew@mbmnz.co.nz>
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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:06:08 +1200
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> this is the easiest way
>
>	,x g/sprintf/ .,/.*msgprint.*\n/ p
>
>it seems easy to me, almost a transcription of what you're asking to
>do.
>
>if you have multiple sprintfs before msgprint, though, you might
>prefer this:
>
>	,x g/msgprint/ ?.*sprintf.*\n?,.p
>
>subtler but maybe more correct; your specification was ambiguous.

Brilliant, thanks. Your second method is exactly what I wanted, your
first the best I was expecting. Would that it seemed as easy to me,
but my brain locks up and turns to custard when faced with regular
expressions beyond a minimal level of complexity.