As best as I can tell, there are syntax problems with your posted regular expressions. This might just be because the square brackets ( [ ] ) in your post got converted into links. This is because you didn't wrap your code in <code> tags. See Writeup Formatting Tips.

You can get Perl to interpret a regular expression for you using the YAPE::Regex::Explain module off of CPAN. You might use that module something like: 

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use YAPE::Regex::Explain;

my $re = qr/regex_here/;

print YAPE::Regex::Explain->new($re)->explain();

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Alternatively, if you clean up your post or post again, I might be able to explain the results to you.

Update:AnomalousMonk's comment made me reread the above; by "post again" I meant in this thread, but clearly that was inobvious.

In reply to Re: Regular expression Problem by kennethk
in thread Regular expression Problem by archimca

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