On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:34:00 -0600 Mike Flannigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I pass this on long ago. This reg expression method is > valuable for reading many types of files: > > next unless ($_ =~ > /^[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\tAR\t/i); Oh, the "next unless line_test" technique. One of my favorite variations of this is: next unless /\S/; for skipping blank lines. That's a really good technique to remind people about. G. Wade -- Virtual is when it's not but it looks like it is and transparent is when it is but it looks like it isn't. -- Rick Hoselton _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston
