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Jeff29
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Dec 17, 2010, 2:39 PM

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Regex failing	Can't Post

INPUT:-
//tools/scripts/script_rev1.1.txt
//tools/scripts/files_data.txt

My below regeex fails when there is a "." (dot) in the PLF,how do I change it to match both the above examples?

Code

($line =~ /\/(\w+\.txt)/)

(This post was edited by Jeff29 on Dec 17, 2010, 2:39 PM)

Zhris
User

Dec 17, 2010, 4:08 PM

Post #2 of 2 (985 views)

Re: [Jeff29] Regex failing [In reply to]	Can't Post

Use a character class instead, and include the ".". Probably a good idea to place an $ anchor on the end of the expression too.

Code

print "$1\n" if ($line =~ /\/([\w\.]+\.txt)$/);

Chris

(This post was edited by Zhris on Dec 17, 2010, 4:11 PM)

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