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Non-greedy dot is not supported

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Suncatcher:
Why non-greedy dot is not supported in Multi commander?
The regex

--- Code: ---\s\(ASOT.*?\)|
--- End code ---
throws this error.

In this thread you say that MC has ECMA-complient Regex engine, and ECMA supports .? pattern perfectly. Why MC not?

UPDATE: even this pattern without non-greediness throws error

--- Code: ---\s\(ASOT.*\)|
--- End code ---

and this too

--- Code: ---\s\(ASOT[^)]*\)|
--- End code ---

The most odd thing that it is showing correct transformation in live preview but the error is thrown when I press Start to start the renaming

Mathias (Author):
MC do not have its own regex engine. it is using the reqex engine that is included in C++. the option for the regex engine is set to be ECMA, but I don't know if they are any exception or if you need to write in other way.  What it support and not, I don't know. I got it to work with most pattern I tried but Im no regex expert. I don't understand what your are trying to so with the regex

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