Re: pattern matching help

Do literate Programming: the solution is a function of the problem. Know the problem, know the solution.

m{(?x) # i want to match

   [A-Z] # windos drive letter
    :    #colon

    (?:  #cluster
       \\     # backslash
       [^\\]+ # directory- or filename
    )+   #one or more
}#end of pattern
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Re: Re: pattern matching help by Anonymous Monk on Dec 16, 2002 at 14:23 UTC
thanks but this still doesn't pass the correct filename test on my cgi ;-(	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: pattern matching help by dingus (Friar) on Dec 16, 2002 at 14:27 UTC
thanks but this still doesn't pass the correct filename test on my cgi ;-( Are you sure you don't have / instead of \? Copious use of debugging prints/warns would help identify whethre you have the match strng you expect and the rege you want Dingus `Enter any 47-digit prime number to continue.`	[reply]