Hong Wang wrote: > I like to check if file with .doc extension will be excluded. for example, > if file name is todo.doc: > > > How can I use match function? What I did is not working. What I tried: > > if($file !~ /\.doc/) > { > do something > } > > or > > if($file !~ /.doc/)
That should work - you could anchor it to the end to be safer: if ($file !~ /\.doc$/i) { # the /i would ignore case also -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (_/ / ) // // DBE Collectibles Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / ) /--< o // // Castle of Medieval Myth & Magic http://www.todbe.com/ -/-' /___/_<_</_</_ http://dbecoll.tripod.com/ (Free site for Perl/Lakers) _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs