while ( my ( $key, $value ) = each %pwd_reset_errors ) {
   if ( $key =~ m/^$error.*/ ) { 
   ...
   }

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This iterates thru the hash list %pwd_reset_errors right? So whats wrong with doing it like this above IF the key matches the error code? Why would you want to match it the other way around? I am just asking for better understanding :)

To me its like you wanting to do soemthing of this nature: 
my $one = 1;

if ($one =~ 1){
...
}elsif(1 =~ $one){
...
}

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Why would it matter if $one eq 1 or 1 eq $one, they were both the same thing. But like i said i am just asking for better understanding.

EDIT: I just realized that Net::LDAP error is quite different than your keys in the hash. You could split the error code from Net::LDAP so it just contains everything before ':' and then match either way.

EDIT 2: I had to much coffee. ;l

In reply to Re^3: regex match multiple line by james28909
in thread regex match multiple line (updated question) by natxo

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