Hi
The BIG picture is very simple
i have a list of strings like i showed
ME170-5/2/8-ME172-2/2/6-ME4028
ME172-2/1/2-ME196-1/1/3-ME4002
i need to extract from each string the port numbers ie 5/2/8 or 2/2/6 etc..
then according to an index of a number found in the string
i need to select the port with the correct index number.
for example with the strings above.
string 1 = ME170-5/2/8-ME172-2/2/6-ME4028
string 2 = ME172-2/1/2-ME196-1/1/3-ME4002
if my search number is 172 then for
string 1 i would get 2/2/6
and for string 2 i would get 2/1/2
thank you
Avi

In reply to Re^2: Extract a pattern from a string by avim1968
in thread Extract a pattern from a string by avim1968

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.