Re: regexp problem - extract all but last part of SNMP OID

$oidfila =~ s/^[0-9\.]+(\.[0-9]+)$//;
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This is already a good start, but you're matching - and thus substituting - too much. Leave off the first part and things will be ok:

$oidfila  =~ s/\.[0-9]+$//;
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Re^2: regexp problem - extract all but last part of SNMP OID by kennethk (Abbot) on Nov 21, 2011 at 17:06 UTC
Alternatively, if the initial condition is essential, you can use a capture on the lead in. This is inefficient, but necessary without variable-length look behind support. `$oidfila =~ s/(^[0-9\.]+)\.[0-9]+$/$1/;`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: regexp problem - extract all but last part of SNMP OID by hbm (Hermit) on Nov 21, 2011 at 19:18 UTC
Which, according to perlre, can be written more efficiently with the "keep" construct: `$oidfila =~ s/^[\d.]+\K\.\d+$//;` [download]	[reply] [d/l]