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in reply to Re: Re: Sorting Issues :(
in thread Sorting Issues :(

Try this (in the regex...):
$time =~ /^(\d{1,2}):(\d\d)\s?([APM]{2})$/ #----------------------------^ Added this # And actually, now that I come to think of it, the # dealing with AM or PM problems may be better sorted using: $time =~ /^(\d{1,2}):(\d\d)\s?(AM|PM)$/

Note that you ought to use this regex after the user submits the data and before you enter it, so that if a user gives something bogus, you catch it then, before the data goes in, as opposed to afterwards during the sort.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorting Issues :(
by LostS (Friar) on Jul 18, 2001 at 21:59 UTC
    Man one day I hope to be as well versed in perl as you. :)