hi,
still not working using the '(abc)' as an example.

pls refer to below example of $ARGV2 value which contains the symbol open/close bracket.

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Auditable event:          Remote interactive breakin detection
Event time:               26-JUN-2003 17:52:51.48
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In reply to Re: Re: How to make perl accept symbol open/close bracket? by hyliau
in thread How to make perl accept symbol open/close bracket? by hyliau

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