> -----Original Message----- > From: Kamali Muthukrishnan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: pattern matching for serial number > > > Hi guys : > I have serial numbers with a pattern : 3 numbers followed by > 2 capital letters followed by 3 numbers. > To validate this - > if ($serial !~ m/[0-9]{3}[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{3} ) > { # display error ; } > I get a syntax error.
In addition to the missing "/" at the end of your regex, note also that you did not "anchor" your regex. This means that you will have a sucessful match if the pattern appears anywhere in the contents of $serial; there may be characters before or after the pattern. This may or may not be a problem. This matches: 123AB456 But so does this x&123AB456\n! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
