Perhaps the following applies. "Usually this name is a single identifier, that is, a string beginning with a letter or underscore, and containing letters, underscores, and digits."
-ts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nischi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <beginners@perl.org> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:16 PM Subject: problem with $1 > Hello > > The matched string which is stored in $1 is getting corrupted. > > the regular expression i have is > > "\xa0\xa0\xa0\x{100}" =~ /(\xa0+)/; > > when i say ... if($1 eq "\xa0\xa0\xa0") this is true. It is working fine in Linux but not working (ASCII platform) but it is not working in EBCIDIC platform it is not working. > > regards, > Nischitha > > > Failure is the step for success. If you know you are failed it will be easy to climb step. > > --------------------------------- > Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages > Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>