On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 11:36:25PM -0500, Mathew Snyder wrote: > I'm trying to set up an if clause to exit if an answer given is anything but > either any case combination of 'y' or 'yes'. This is what I have: > > exit if $ans =~ m/[^y|^yes]/i; > > Will that do what I want?
If you want anything but a given pattern, the best way to do it is usually by using the !~ operator. Thus, if you have a pattern $foo, this matches that pattern: exit if $ans =~ m/$foo/i; . . . while this matches anything but that pattern: exit if $ans !~ m/$foo/i; -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] "A script is what you give the actors. A program is what you give the audience." - Larry Wall -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
