Jeff, Here is a line from my file: Dear Test Test1(ID127158), ..... .... ....
I use the following line, when I am reading the file: ($idNumber) = $line =~ /\((ID\d+)\)/; For, some reasons idNumber is still empty.... Thanks again! --- Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jun 6, lz said: > > >I will have the file that will start with the > >following line: > > > >Dear Name (ID12345) > >.... > >.... > >.... > >.... > > >Do you know how can I parse the above file, so I > can > >retrieve the ID12345? > > Open the file, read the first line, and use the > following regex: > > ($id) = $line =~ /\((ID\d+)\)/; > > -- > Jeff "japhy" Pinyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pobox.com/~japhy/ > RPI Acacia brother #734 http://www.perlmonks.org/ > http://www.cpan.org/ > ** Look for "Regular Expressions in Perl" published > by Manning, in 2002 ** > <stu> what does y/// stand for? <tenderpuss> why, > yansliterate of course. > [ I'm looking for programming work. If you like my > work, let me know. ] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
