Dan wrote: > i have a string $limit and i need to check it contains numbers and nothing > else. > > i thought ($limit !~ /\d/) did the job, since i used to be good at this, > i've slacked the last 6 months or so, and forgotten some of the more obvious > things. when i find out, i'll probably slap myself and go "ahh that's it!"
Hi Dan. $limit !~ /\d/ will be true if $limit contains no numeric characters at all. You want $limit !~ /\D/ which will be true if it contains no non-numeric characters. Don't slap too hard :) Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
