thbighead/remove_flagged_columns.php

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Regex to remove selected columns in a SQL query which have dynamic alias pointed by [anythinghere] flags

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remove_flagged_columns.php

	<?php

	preg_replace('/(SELECT\s\S\s+\[[^\[\]]\]\|([a-zA-Z]\(.)?,\s\S\s+\[[^\[\]]\])/', '', $input_lines);

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thbighead commented Jun 11, 2019

You just got to be careful with the remaining query, as it can remove the SELECT and keep a comma into it's very beginning

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