Why wont my REGEX match..

[Hamish Whittal]

Hi All,

I have the following lines from a config file I am trying to read:
{wellfleet ASN}                 .1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3
        (agentType)             .1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.3.1.11
        (chassisType)           .1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.1.1.1

My code is:   
    if ( $_ =~ /\{(.*)\}\s+(.*)/ ) {
          $dev = 1;
          $opt = lc($1);
          $opt =~ s/ //g;
          $value = $2;
       } elsif ( $_ =~ /\s*\((.*)\)\s+(.*)/ ) {
               $oid = 1;
               $opt = lc($1);
               $opt =~ s/ //g;
               $value = $2; #the OID of for this device
       } else {
            die ("Config file is badly built"); }

The $1 works fine in the 1st if, but $2 will not return the .1.3.6.....
Instead it return an empty string. Any clues.

Thanks in advance.
H


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