> > while ( $oneline =~ /(-{3,})/ )
why don't you use this:?
$oneline =~ /---/
It's more readable (I think), it's shorter, and if you don't care about the
number of -'s, faster too. Now I do realize that doesn't matter in this
case, but still...
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From: "Michael Fowler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Matt Fuerst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: real stupid matching question
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 02:21:56PM -
On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 11:22:18AM -0800, Michael Fowler wrote:
> > $oneline = ;
> > while ( $oneline =~ /(-{3,})/ )
> > {
> > # process one line
> > $oneline = ;
> > }
I take back my statement that it is working. It's working as implemented,
but not as intended. The code you ha
On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 02:21:56PM -0400, Matt Fuerst wrote:
> I am opening a file witht he following command:
>
> open (LOGFILE, "100.txt");
Where is your "|| die(...)"?
> $oneline = ;
> while ( $oneline =~ /(-{3,})/ )
> {
> # process one line
> $oneline = ;
> }
will evalua
Hi Matt,
Note that your while() condition needs !~ instead of =~ (and I don't think
the ',' is necessary in the '-{3,}' regex).
Otherwise, the code worked for me except when I passed it an empty file.
Try testing the value of $oneline before you enter the while loop.
-- Brad
> I am opening a f
