Re: if fooled by pesky leading white space

Use a regex instead of eq to perform a more relaxed match:

    if (   ($staff[$i * 3 + $staff_last] =~ /^\s*\Q$names[0]\E\s*$/)
        && ($staff[$i * 3 + $staff_first] =~ /^\s*\Q$names[1]\E\s*$/))
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Re^2: if fooled by pesky leading white space by partymeeple (Novice) on Jul 14, 2008 at 04:17 UTC
YAY!! that's what i was looking for.. i knew it must be possible but i've not got my head around regular expressions yet.. thank you both for your help -- bows low-- beware the farmers.	[reply]
Re^3: if fooled by pesky leading white space by planetscape (Chancellor) on Jul 14, 2008 at 06:39 UTC
Some of the resources I list here may be of help to you. HTH, planetscape	[reply]