Hi,
I want to extract some data that are within blocks BEIGN and END, as below

my $test_data_001 = "__BEGIN_DATA__\nData1\nData2\nData3\n__END_DATA__
+";

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When I try to extract data from the above line by a code piece of something like  if ($test_data_001 =~ /__BEGIN_DATA__\n(.*)\n__END_DATA__/) { # some action }, does not really match anything. Any solution is really appreciated.
Thanks,
Suresh R
ps: For some reason the "<code>" tag does'nt seem to work in my preview :(
pps: I have already tried  local $/ = undef; in the scope of that matching expression

20040211 Edit by Corion: Fixed code tags to make them work

In reply to Extract data from a line with multiple newlines in it by sureshr

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