Re^2: Pattern Search on HTML source.

Why something like this doesn't work?


if ( $line_test=~/<!-- 1st table -->\s*(.*?)\s*<!-- \/1st table -->/g)
+{print $1;}
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If it has a carriage return or new line.

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Re^3: Pattern Search on HTML source. by NetWallah (Canon) on Jan 01, 2008 at 03:41 UTC
Try adding an "s" modifer, along with your"g". s Treat string as single line. That is, change "." to match any character whatsoever, even a newline, which normally it would not match. "As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two... " - Sir Norman Wisdom	[reply]