No, $log_entry[0] holds a string, and we are getting the error as ** is a part of that string.
Bedanta -----Original Message----- From: Xavier Noria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 3:08 PM To: beginners perl Subject: Re: Error : Nested quantifiers before HERE mark in regex On Nov 29, 2005, at 10:22, Bedanta Bordoloi, Gurgaon wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm using the following regex in my code with processes a log file > > $str =~ s/(^$log_entry[0]\s)//i > > But I'm getting the following error on running the script: > > Nested quantifiers before HERE mark in regex m/(^img13.** << HERE ** > \s)/ Is $log_entry[0] supposed to be a regexp? -- fxn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>