> Hello, Howdy > > I want to search a string for matching content, > not quite getting it. > > something like: > > if ($myInputLine =~ m/.\123\.222/) { ... } > > this doesn't work of course, but is there a way to > do this?
Do what? This will return true if the line has [one or none of anything IE the .]123.222 The second period is a literal period since it's backslashed: \. Perhaps you mean \.123\.222? That would match .123.222 literally. What are you trying to get to match and perhaps we can help. HTH DMuey > > TIA > > Skot. > > > > -- > Skot. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]