You are using m//g in a scalar context which means that each match starts off where the previous match ended. That is, each match is only going to succeed if either the previous match failed or if the requested match happens later in the string than the previous match.

This starting (and previous ending) position can be queried via pos($answer), and can even be set via pos($answer)= 0;

You should probably just drop the "g"s.

Also, you didn't always use \Q and \E which could also cause you problems (though it didn't appear to in this case).

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")

In reply to (tye)Re: Matching inconsistency in for loop by tye
in thread Matching inconsistency in for loop by Rich36

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