> Corrected RE is below. Toward the end, I added a \ at *\.[[:alpha:]]{2,}$
>
> "^([[:alnum:]][-a-Sa-Z0-9_%\.]*)?[[:alnum:]]@[[:alnum:]]
> [-a-Sa-Z0-9%\> .]*\.[[:alpha:]]{2,}$"
Actually, I think your ranges are a little off. For instance, I think you
mean -a-zA-Z0-9 instead of -a-Sa-Z. I corrected the ranges to produce
"^([[:alnum:]][-a-zA-Z0-9_%\.]*)?[[:alnum:]]@[[:alnum:]][-a-zA-Z0-9%\>
.]*\.[[:alpha:]]{2,}$"
which seems to work like a charm.
> The $ at the end functions exactly like the ^ at the beginning. It
> functions as an anchor and says "the string must end here". Otherwise,
> any string that _begins_ with a match for the RE is seen as a match and
> return TRUE. Using both ^ and $ means that the whole string must be a
> match for the pattern, rather than just _containing_ the pattern.
Now that you mention it, it does sound familiar. Thanks for all of the help.
Best Regards,
Seth Petry-Johnson
Argo Enterprise and Associates
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