On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Bart Lateur wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:39:58 +0200 (MEST), Thomas De Groote wrote:
>
> >$string = LPW->get (or whatever)...
> >if($string =~ s/<table>(.+)<\/table>/ig){
> > $table_contents = $1;
> >}
>
> Don't forget the /s modifier, as commonly HTML tables are not on one
> single line of text.
I think it should also be m// rather than s// (or even s///).
This also only works if the table tags are NOT nested ... presumable the
"Can I use Perl regular expressions to match balanced text?" question in
perlfaq6 would apply in the case you expect nested tables.
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