>>>>> "jbarry" == jbarry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
jbarry> /(.*?),/; #pattern matching. Grabs everything up to the first comma.
jbarry> (The material number)
jbarry> $key = $1;
All other comments included, the one thing that hasn't been pointed
out is that this is dangerous.
NEVER use $1 unless it's in the context of a conditional based on the
pattern match. If the match fails (perhaps unexpectedly), you'll
be getting the *previous* $1, and that will certainly not be what
you had expected.
jbarry> /.*?,(.*)/;
jbarry> #print 'First:'. $1."\n"; # sanity check 1
Ditto here.
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