Hello Monks,

I have a doubt regarding how to extract the locations from the data. Pls hav a look at the below code,

$data = "Part Time - Weekend Receptionist - Barton le Clay - Barton-le
+-Clay (near Luton)";
$data = "Part-Time Weekend Day Veterinary Nurse - Milton Keynes";
$data = "Receptionist - Barton-le-Clay (near Luton)";
$data = "Full Time - Veterinary Nurse - Glasgow Referral - Glasgow";

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The above are the various types. The below is the code I am currently using.!!!

$location = $1  if ($data =~ /-(.*)/i);
$location = $1  if ($location =~ /-(.*)/i);

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Now I am using the above weird technique to extract this. But its noe reliable. Any Monks with a Helping hand. Many thanks in advance.

In reply to Regex Doubt by Anonymous Monk

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