Re: pattern match a name from stdin

First: You should probably chomp $file.

Secod: if $file contains any metacharacters, they will need to be escaped (see quotemeta).

Third: If you are testing for the presence of a literal sting within another sting you may be better off with index (in which case disregard the use of quotemeta)

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Re^2: pattern match a name from stdin by Anonymous Monk on Oct 05, 2005 at 15:56 UTC
this now works: `if (m/\\|\Q$file/) {print $num_entry};` [download] However, if i want the match to occur at at the end i would include an addition $ `if (m/\\|\Q$file$/) {print $num_entry};` [download] For example if the user entered Sarah it could output Sarah and Sarah-jane. But this second bit of code doesnt seem to work?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: pattern match a name from stdin by japhy (Canon) on Oct 05, 2005 at 16:34 UTC
The \Q is making the '$' match a literal '$'. You want `m/\Q\|$file\E$/`, methinks. Jeff `japhy` Pinyan, P.L., P.M., P.O.D, X.S.: Perl, regex, and `perl` hacker How can we ever be the sold short or the cheated, we who for every service have long ago been overpaid? ~~ Meister Eckhart	[reply] [d/l]