# Process Global Exceptions first foreach $except (@$glob_except) { $cexcept = substr($except, 1); $targf{$tkey} = "1:0" if ($tkey =~ /$cexcept/); # EXPANDS VARIABLE HERE ### I would like the delimeters to be contained in the variable: ...($tkey =~ $cexcept); } elsif ($ttype eq '+') { if ($tkey =~ /$ttext/) { ; # EXPANDS VARIABLE HERE $targf{$tkey} = "3:$err_rtn"; $found = 1; } } elsif ($ttype eq '-' && substr($targf{$tkey},0,1) == 3) { if ($tkey =~ /$ttext/) {; # EXPANDS VARIABLE HERE $targf{$tkey} = "2:0"; $found = 0; } } else { ### ETCETERA ### THIS IS HOW THE HASH CONTAINING THE MATCH STRING IS LOADED elsif ($line_header eq '!') { ## Optional # Spec a global exception that affects all lines # interpolation takes place. unless ($trans_state == 2) {die "ERR: Global exception out of sequence";} push (@$glob_except, $line); # <= LOADING THE VARIABLE FROM FILE # Trans state stays at 2 until set to 3 in subsequent logic