# Regular expression to parse HTML tags crashes Automise 4
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expression-to-parse-html-tags-crashes-automise-4/4706
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [April 8, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expression-to-parse-html-tags-crashes-automise-4/4706 "2016-04-08T07:55:44Z")
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### Author:  [@jonathanmeltzer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jonathanmeltzer)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expression-to-parse-html-tags-crashes-automise-4/4706/1 "2016-04-08T07:55:44Z")
I am trying to parse the HTML tags out of a file that is about 6600 lines long. I have tried to do it as a global Text Replace, and when that did not work, I tried to use File Iterator to parse the HTML tags out line-by-line (using Text Replace on each line).
In both instances, Automise ran for a few seconds and then crashed at line 40 of 6600.
The regular expression I am using (which does work to isolate HTML tags) is:
**\<("[^"]_"|’[^’]_’|[^’"\>])\*\>**
The error when the app crashes (using File Iterator) is:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Automise4.exe
Application Version: 4.0.0.919
Application Timestamp: 56d65fe5
Fault Module Name: rtl140.bpl
Fault Module Version: 14.0.3593.25826
Fault Module Timestamp: 4aef9662
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000d161
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.272.7
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: b3db
Additional Information 2: b3db78097a3083477df484815f0e2ea8
Additional Information 3: ad06
Additional Information 4: ad060fc010f00526f3ebe37957412aac
I am assuming a memory error, but I am not sure. Any advice on getting around this issue?
Thanks,
Jonathan
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### Author:  [@jonathanmeltzer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jonathanmeltzer)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expression-to-parse-html-tags-crashes-automise-4/4706/2 "2016-04-08T08:47:36Z")
More information: It routinely crashes when trying to parse the following line, and others like it that have image data:
I am ignoring these lines in the file for now, and it seems to work better with the File Iterator.
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### Author:  [@nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nevar)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expression-to-parse-html-tags-crashes-automise-4/4706/3 "2016-04-11T01:27:22Z")
If you could send the file your attempting to parse and the Automise project that causes the error to our support email ([support@finalbuilder.com](mailto:support@finalbuilder.com)) we will be able to follow up in more detail.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@jonathanmeltzer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jonathanmeltzer)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regular-expression-to-parse-html-tags-crashes-automise-4/4706/4 "2016-04-27T06:17:05Z")
I appreciate that. I am taking out image data (with image tags) from the file before trying to process it, and it does help. However, I am running into another instance of the parsing causing the app to silently die, and as soon as I can replicate it consistently I will send you the files so you can let me know what is going on.