OK here goes... The sample data below is read into a list, @dir_files. What I'd like to do is grep() the list so that I'm left with only files that end in ".wav" and contain certain string. The "certain string" is where I run into problems. Something like
grep(/.*\.wav/) works fine for getting the items with .wav extensions. What I'd like to do is also filter for the existence of a string held in the variable $feed_date (In my test case, $feed_date = "9mar"). I've tried something like grep(/.*($feed_date).*\.wav/) but with no luck. My resultant list is empty. Can someone nudge (shove?) me in the right direction? ------SAMPLE DATA in @dir_files----- tns_16Mar_IrishAncestral.mp2 tns_16Mar_IrishAncestral.wav tns_16Mar_short.mp2 tns_16Mar_short.wav tns_23Feb_MusicalMeltdown.mp2 tns_23Feb_MusicalMeltdown.wav tns_23Feb_short.mp2 tns_23Feb_short.wav tns_2Mar_NorlandWind.mp2 tns_2Mar_NorlandWind.wav tns_2Mar_short.mp2 tns_2Mar_short.wav tns_9Mar_SillyWizard.mp2 tns_9Mar_SillyWizard.wav tns_9Mar_short.mp2 tns_9Mar_short.wav ---END SAMPLE DATA--- I want to end up with : tns_9Mar_SillyWizard.wav tns_9Mar_short.wav ===================================== Brian Poellnitz -Production Coordinator: Alabama Public Radio -On Air Host: A Case Of The Blues 205-348-8026 (my desk) 205-348-6644 (APR main number) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alabama Public Radio Box 870370 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 ============================================ Tact is the unspoken part of what you're really thinking. ============================================ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
