> > Simple question for the regEXperts out there... > > > > I have a string that is always in the format: aaaaa.nn+x.y > > > > a is always 5 chars > > n can be 1 or 2 digits > > x can be +/- (with sign), 1-4 digits > > y is always positive (no sign), 1-4 digits > snip > > What do you mean by chars? Is any character valid or are only > printable characters valid, or only printable ASCII characters, or > a-z, A-Z, and 0-9? > (snip)
Agreed, should have been clearer on this... a is alphanum, a-z,A-Z,0-9 Thanks Chas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/