You have one .+ that is not surrounded by <> If you only want what is
between <> then you should surround it with <>
$line =~ /\[GUARD\].+<(\d_)><(\d+)><(.+)><(.+)><(.+)>.+<(.+)>/;
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From: "Yacketta, Ronald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Beginners (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:39 PM
Subject: regex issues
> Folks,
>
> I have the following log line
>
> [GUARD] ux234<870><1764517><13.231.232.72><CK> IMP <imp>
>
> here is the regex I am attempting to use
> # $1 $2 $3 $4 $5
> $6
> elsif ( $line =~ /\[GUARD\] (.+)<(\d+)><(\d+)><(.+)> (.+) <(.+)>/)
> {
> print "$line\n";
> print "$1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6\n";
> $name = $1;
> $name =~ s/\|/"\@"/g;
> $wonid = $3;
> $server = "";
> $cheat = $6
> }
> and I get the following output.
> ux234 870 1764517 13.231.232.72><CK IMP imp
>
> I am trying to capture the values between the <>'s as arguments, not sure
> why
> the output looks as it does.
>
> Ronald J. Yacketta
> Principal Consultant
> Ciber, INC
> 345 Woodcliff Dr.
> Fairport, NY 14450
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