Extract Frequent Strings dialog box¶

This dialog box appears when the Extract Frequent Strings command is selected. It creates a list of frequently used strings as a CSV document.

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Whole Lines radio button¶

Creates a list of frequent lines.

Words radio button¶

Creates a list of frequent words. A word is a string surrounded by non-alphanumeric characters, which can be customized by the Treat the following characters as alphanumeric text box in the Edit page of the Customize dialog box.

Cells radio button¶

Creates a list of frequent cells.

IPv4 Addresses radio button¶

Creates a list of frequent IPv4 addresses.

IPv6 Addresses radio button¶

Creates a list of frequent IPv6 addresses.

URIs radio button¶

Creates a list of URIs.

Email Addresses radio button¶

Creates a list of email addresses.

Match Case check box¶

Match cases while counting frequent strings.

Search All Documents in the Group check box¶

Searches all open documents in the same frame window.

In the Selection Only check box¶

Extract frequent strings within the selected text only.

Number of Lines text box¶

Specifies the maximum number of strings to be extracted. The actual output may exceed this number in order to include all multiple strings detected for the same frequency.

CSV Format drop-down list box¶

Specifies the CSV format to display as.

Strings to Ignore list box¶

Displays the list of strings to be ignored while counting frequent strings.

Add button¶

Adds an item to the list.

Delete button¶

Deletes the selected item(s) from the list.

Tips¶

To count and extract strings matching a specific pattern, set the Count Frequent Strings check box in the Extract Options dialog box, use a regular expression to match specific strings, and use the Extract button in the Find dialog box.