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emelin stranger Feb 22, 2001, 4:25 AM Post #1 of 2 (551 views) \d* Can't Post Doesn't "\d*" mean "any number, at least 0 times"? I want the user to enter something like P651... my code lets them enter PJJJ (i.e. anything, as long as it has a p or P in it)... How do I just let them enter PXXX, X being a number? if ($FORM::part =~ /P\d*/i){ continue(); } thankful for help, emelin

japhy Enthusiast Feb 22, 2001, 7:30 AM Post #2 of 2 (549 views) Re: \d* [In reply to] Can't Post The regex \d* means 0 or more digits (0-9). This matches on the string "japhy". Do you see where? Right at the beginning of the string. I can see 0 digits there, and that's what I asked to match. Perhaps you meant \d+. Or, more specifically, \d{3}. Jeff "japhy" Pinyan -- accomplished hacker, teacher, lecturer, and author

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