I have a regex to replace some SQL criteria with a more user-friendly label on a report.

The SQL where clause is (and, yes, there is a reason for the extraneous parentheses here which I won't bore you with): 

AND ((P.NCG_FIS_MGR IN ('H', 'I')))

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My regex is: 

$sub_name_for_codes =~ s/AND \(\(P.NCG_FIS_MGR IN \('.*'\)\)\) / 
                         AND Fiscal Manager Name like $fis_mgr_name_va
+lue /g;

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This regex is apparently being skipped because no substitions are being made.

The following works fine:

The SQL WHERE clause: 
AND P.PROJECT_ID IN ('521590', '529302', '529808', '528230') AND I.NC_
+NAME LIKE 'Thom%'

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using this regex: 
$sub_name_for_codes =~ s/AND P.PROJECT_ID IN \('.*'\) AND I.NC_NAME LI
+KE / 
                         AND Investigator like /g;

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Any suggestions where I've wandered off the path would be appreciated. Thanks!

Lori

Previous content restored above by GrandFather

I was going to ask a question about why a regex wasn't working and forgot to put the '\' in front of the parentheses to make it escape. Sorry for the inconvenience.

In reply to Regex wild card substitution - SOLVED by Lori713

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