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$dm='08/14/04'; $_='There is an 08/14/04 in here'; if ($_ =~ m/$dm/) { print "Matched on <$_>\n"; }
#!perl sub date_manip { ... 9840S ebexpire, ebexpire 12/30/69 08/18/04 9840S ebexpire, ebeXpire 12/30/69 08/18/04 9840S ebexpire, ebexpire XX/30/69 08/18/04