Re: Should be a simple spaces/digits regex....but I'm turning grey!

From your examples and code fragment as much as from your description, it seems that you are looking for a 7-character string made of spaces followed by digits. Why not simply this:

$num = $1 if length($string) == 7 and $string =~ /^\s*(\d+)$/;
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Re^2: Should be a simple spaces/digits regex....but I'm turning grey! by viffer (Beadle) on Aug 05, 2014 at 07:30 UTC
Thanks all /^\s*\d+$/ I'm officially an idiot :)	[reply]
Re^3: Should be a simple spaces/digits regex....but I'm turning grey! by Bethany (Scribe) on Aug 05, 2014 at 15:00 UTC
I'm officially an idiot :) Heavens, no! An idiot is a person who doesn't ask for help. Glad it works for you.	[reply]
Re^4: Should be a simple spaces/digits regex....but I'm turning grey! by viffer (Beadle) on Aug 05, 2014 at 23:15 UTC
You're too kind :) Once again, thanks to ALL that responded	[reply]