If you don't want a hash: 
my @quicktime_ext = qw(sdp rtsp rts mov qt smi sml smil avi vfw flcfli
+ wav bwf aiff aif aifc cdda au snd ulw mid midi smf kar qcp sd2 amr g
+sm mpeg meg m2s m1v ma1 m75 m15 mpm mpv mpa 3gp 3gpp 3g2 3gp2 mp4 mpg
+4 m4a m4p m4b m4v sdv amc swa m3u m3url swf fpx fpix dv dif);

my $re_quicktime  = '\.(' . join ('|', @quicktime_ext) . ')$';
$re_quicktime = qr/$re_quicktime/i;

print "OK" if "file.wav" =~ $re_quicktime;

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holli, /regexed monk/

In reply to Re: file extensions by holli
in thread file extensions by coldfingertips

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