Ummm no your are correct. I assumed it was imbedded in other text so do this instead. m/\bORA-(\d+)\b/
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Regex > > > > m/\s*ORA-(\d+)\s+/ > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but wont this match fail if there are no > spaces after > ORA-600 > > I would think this is better > if ($line =~ m/ORA-(\d+)/){$number = $1;} > > > > Hello list, > > > > > > I am trying to code a regex to pull out the number part of > > > "ORA-600" or 600. > > > > > > I have started with "if ($line =~ m/^(ORA-)(\-[0-9]*)$/) > > {" but this > > > is obviously wrong. > > > > > > Anyone out there willing to get me on the right track? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
