Re: Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"?

Right, thanks, this must be a version thing. If I use your code:

print "@-:@+\n"
  while 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' =~ /(\b.+?\b)(.+
+?)\b/g
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I get the following output:

@-:@+
@-:@+
@-:@+
@-:@+
@-:@+
@-:@+
@-:@+
@-:@+
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whereas if I adapt it as per sauoq's suggestion below:

print "@{-}:@{+}\n"
  while 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' =~ /(\b.+?\b)(.+
+?)\b/g
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I get what I want.

I use AS 5.61 on XP

dave

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Re: Re: Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"? by thelenm (Vicar) on Sep 23, 2003 at 21:33 UTC
Yep, this a known bug in 5.6.1, but it is fixed in 5.8.0. -- Mike -- `XML::Simpler does not require XML::Parser or a SAX parser. It does require File::Slurp. -- grantm, perldoc XML::Simpler`	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Small question: Why can't I print "@-"? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 23, 2003 at 20:04 UTC
Ah! I ran the sample on AS 5.8.0 Examine what is said, not who speaks. "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham "When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." -Richard Buckminster Fuller If I understand your problem, I can solve it! Of course, the same can be said for you.	[reply]