PowerShell -match operator and multiple groups

Question

I have the following log entry that I am processing in PowerShell I\'m trying to extract all the activity names and durations using the -match operator but I am onl

Answer 1

http://www.johndcook.com/regex.html gives a decent example

And, by all means, simplify your expression:

^([^-]+)\s*-\s*duration\(([0-9]+)

• start at the beginning of the line
• capture all characters leading up to the first -
• make sure there's a -
• skip whitespace
• make sure the word "duration(" exists
• capture all digits after "duration("