> -----Original Message----- > From: bob ackerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: extracting a string from between parens > > > > On Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at 08:48 AM, Shishir K. Singh wrote: > > >> $out = $1 if ($in =~ /\((.*?)\)/); > > Nope..won't work..I take it back!! > > > > looks ok to me. except it adds extra strokes to previous answer. > what do you think is wrong with it? >
Perhaps it is that $out will still be the previous value if no match? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
