Paul wrote: > > By the way, Harry -- don't use \1. Use $1. > The backslashed version is only there for backwards compatibility, and > I think it's deprecated. >
depends on how you use it, it's probably not just for backwards compatibility: #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $string = '9999abcd9999'; if($string =~ /^(\d+)abcd\1/){ print "matched\n"; } __END__ prints: matched david -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]