Would something like this work? I tried it but it returned all 1. Any ideas
Ernest P. Tucker II Network Technician "The organization that can't communicate can't change, and the corporation that can't change is dead." --Nido Qubein -----Original Message----- From: Janek Schleicher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 11:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: parsing a variable Robert Hanson wrote at Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:49:03 +0200: > How about this? > > # untested > my @mac = map {/((?:[a-fA-F0-9]{4}\.){2}[a-fA-F0-9]{4})/ and $1} ( @offline ); > > Rob > or perhaps a little bit more readable: my $hexdigit = qr/[a-fA-F0-9]/; my $hexword = qr/$hexdigit{4}/; my $mac = qr/$hexword \. $hexword \. $hexword/x; my @maclist = map {/($mac)/x} @offline; However, it isn't necessary to put the $1 into the map routine. BTW, isn't @offline a strange name. @offline contains online data :-) Cheerio, Janek -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers."
