Added regex validation and help for issue #98

GBM/Forms/frmGameManager.Designer.vb

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Partial Class frmGameManager
         'lblLimit
         '
         Me.lblLimit.AutoSize = True
-        Me.lblLimit.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(376, 160)
+        Me.lblLimit.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(376, 157)
         Me.lblLimit.Name = "lblLimit"
         Me.lblLimit.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(68, 13)
         Me.lblLimit.TabIndex = 17

GBM/Forms/frmGameManager.vb

@@ -1311,6 +1311,15 @@ Public Class frmGameManager
             End If
         End If
 
+        If oApp.IsRegEx Then
+            If Not mgrCommon.IsRegExValid(oApp.ProcessName) Then
+                If mgrCommon.ShowMessage(frmGameManager_ErrorRegExFailure, MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation, MsgBoxStyle.YesNoCancel) = MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
+                    Process.Start(mgrCommon.FormatString(AppURL_RegExr, oApp.ProcessName))
+                End If
+                Return False
+            End If
+        End If
+
         Return True
     End Function
 

GBM/Managers/mgrCommon.vb

@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@ Public Class mgrCommon
         Return False
     End Function
 
+    Public Shared Function IsRegExValid(ByVal sPattern As String) As Boolean
+        Dim oRegEx As Regex
+        Try
+            oRegEx = New Regex(sPattern)
+            Return True
+        Catch ex As Exception
+            Return False
+        End Try
+    End Function
+
     'Calculate the current size of a folder
     Public Shared Function GetFolderSize(ByVal sPath As String, ByVal sInclude As String(), ByVal sExclude As String()) As Long
         Dim oFolder As DirectoryInfo

GBM/Managers/mgrProcesses.vb

@@ -164,16 +164,13 @@ Public Class mgrProcesses
     End Function
 
     Private Function IsMatch(ByRef oGame As clsGame, ByRef sProcessCheck As String) As Boolean
-        Dim oProcessRegEx As Regex
-
         If oGame.IsRegEx Then
             Try
-                oProcessRegEx = New Regex(oGame.ProcessName)
-                If oProcessRegEx.IsMatch(sProcessCheck) Then
+                If Regex.IsMatch(sProcessCheck, oGame.ProcessName) Then
                     Return True
                 End If
             Catch
-                'Ignore malformed regular expressions
+                'Ignore malformed regular expressions that may have passed validation
             End Try
         Else
             If oGame.ProcessName = sProcessCheck Then

GBM/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb

@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ Namespace My.Resources
             End Get
         End Property
         
+        '''<summary>
+        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to http://regexr.com/?expression=[PARAM]&amp;text=test.
+        '''</summary>
+        Friend ReadOnly Property AppURL_RegExr() As String
+            Get
+                Return ResourceManager.GetString("AppURL_RegExr", resourceCulture)
+            End Get
+        End Property
+        
         '''<summary>
         '''  Looks up a localized string similar to &amp;Back.
         '''</summary>
@@ -1968,6 +1977,15 @@ Namespace My.Resources
             End Get
         End Property
         
+        '''<summary>
+        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to The process is not a a valid regular expression.[BR][BR]Would you like help validating and testing your regular expression? [BR][BR]This will open your web browser and requires the internet..
+        '''</summary>
+        Friend ReadOnly Property frmGameManager_ErrorRegExFailure() As String
+            Get
+                Return ResourceManager.GetString("frmGameManager_ErrorRegExFailure", resourceCulture)
+            End Get
+        End Property
+        
         '''<summary>
         '''  Looks up a localized string similar to You must enter a valid game name..
         '''</summary>

GBM/My Project/Resources.resx

@@ -2017,4 +2017,10 @@
   <data name="frmGameManager_lblComments" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Comments:</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="AppURL_RegExr" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>http://regexr.com/?expression=[PARAM]&amp;text=test</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="frmGameManager_ErrorRegExFailure" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>The process is not a a valid regular expression.[BR][BR]Would you like help validating and testing your regular expression? [BR][BR]This will open your web browser and requires the internet.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>