Easy Scalar Matching Problem

[rja]

But not easy to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;What do I need to do to match all of the occurrences of a name of a month?&nbsp;&nbsp;This is what I've got, but it doesn't work this way, using qw, whitespace instead of ¦, or as an array.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't get it.<br>***************************<br>$months='january¦february¦march¦april¦may¦june¦july¦august¦september¦october¦november¦december'; <br><br>if ($token =~/$months/)<br><br>{do something}<br><br>*****************<br>MTIA<br>rja

 

[goBoating]

Your syntax make good sense.&nbsp;&nbsp;Strange :^\&nbsp;&nbsp;When I copy the code above and run on my box, I have to change the pipe chars from HEX 'A6' to HEX '7C' to get it to work.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><FONT FACE=monospace><b>This works&nbsp;&nbsp;- copied from my box</b><br>#!perl<br>$token = 'june';<br>$months='january¦february¦march¦april¦may¦june¦july¦august¦september¦october¦november¦december';<br>if ($token =~ /$months/) { print &quot;Matched&quot;; }<br></font><br><br>I notice that the pipes change back to HEX 'A6' when this POST is previewed. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo

 

[rja]

GoBoat:&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks much yr reply.&nbsp;&nbsp;It still doesn't work on my Windows machine.&nbsp;&nbsp;What is the English description of HEX7C?&nbsp;&nbsp;I tried the same code using commas and whitespace, with same unsuccessful result.&nbsp;&nbsp;And, is there another way to do this?&nbsp;&nbsp;It does seem strange, doesn't it?<br><br>rja

 

[goBoating]

I am having some real trouble believing that the pipe char could be the problem here.....we must be missing something.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe someone else has some ideas....<br><br>Anyway, in english...<br>HEX 'A6' is a broken vertical bar.&nbsp;&nbsp;- Decimal value '166'<br>HEX '7C' is a solid vertical bar.&nbsp;&nbsp;- Decimal value '124'<br><br>When I use &quot;<i>shift</i>-\&quot;(below backspace and above enter - on my keyboards), I get a pipe symbol (verticle bar) with a hex value of '7C'.&nbsp;&nbsp;That character works as the 'OR' operator.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>This is true for the WinNT 4.0 box and for my Sun Ultra running SunOS. <p> <br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo

 

[oinkers]

I have perlbuilder and running win nt. I just tried out the code and it works. Here is what my code is:<br><br>$months='january¦february¦march¦april¦may¦june¦july¦august¦september¦october¦november¦december'; <br><br>$token = 'march';<br><br>if ($token =~/$months/) {print &quot;yes&quot;;}<br>