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function escapeRegExp(stringToGoIntoTheRegex) {
    return stringToGoIntoTheRegex.replace(/[-\/\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&');
}

var input_string = "(1) (1) test.txt";
var reg = new RegExp('^\\(\\d+\\)\\s+' + escapeRegExp(input_string),'i');
var tested_string = "(1) (1) (1) test.txt";
alert(reg.test(tested_string)); // returns true now

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