$src = "a 1 b 2 c 3";
$_ = "a 1 b 2 c 3";
print "I see numbers" if /(?!\d)/;
__END__
Or /(?!\w)/ et al...
Maybe /pattern/sgi isn't what you want for your test?
-Sx-
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