Re: Re: Regular Expression Problem

It looks like there is no update or comment option, so I guess I'll reply to you again. The following assignment:
$remainder =~s/<.*?a.*?href.*?>//i;
cuts nothing out, leaving the following in $remainder:

<a href="government.php" ONMOUSEOUT="imgInact('img2')"
             ONMOUSEOVER="imgAct('img2')"><img border="0" src="gova.jp
+g" width="60" height="46" name="img2" alt="Arkansas Government"></a>
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(unless I'm still missing something). I want only the </a> to remain. Am I doing something wrong?

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Re: Re: Re: Regular Expression Problem by the pusher robot (Monk) on Aug 29, 2002 at 04:04 UTC
I tested it and it removed the `<a>` tag, leaving `<img border="0" src="gova.jpg" width="60" height="46" name="img2" alt="Arkansas Government"></a>`. Do you want the `<img>` tag removed as well?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Regular Expression Problem by Wassercrats (Initiate) on Aug 29, 2002 at 04:15 UTC
Sorry... I was on a public computer with my time running out and I didn't read my code carefully enough. I want to keep the img tag and everything after the one with href. I think I just have to replace that dot with something. I have to see if /s/S means any number of any character. I've heard conflicting stuff about it. Update... got my s stuff mixed up. Think I just need to add a /s modifier. Better yet, it sounds like I can use a module, but I've come this far, and of the code is right in front of me, I'll use it. Second update... Problem solved. The s modifier after the i modifier worked!	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Regular Expression Problem by Wassercrats (Initiate) on Aug 29, 2002 at 03:59 UTC
Oh! There's a line-break in there! I need the alternative to . that will match a line brake!	[reply]