Rob Dixon wrote: > > Sudarshan Raghavan wrote: > > Sachin Hegde wrote: > > > > > > <131> if($flds[5] =~ /[a-zA-Z]+/) # Check for a hex number > > Also your check for a hex number is wrong - it will be successful if the > string contains at least one alpha character. Change this for > > if ($flds[5] =~ /^[a-z0-9]+$/)
Also wrong. It should be: if ( $flds[5] =~ /^[a-f0-9]+$/i ) Or: if ( $flds[5] =~ /^[a-fA-F0-9]+$/ ) :-) John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]