unmatched () in regexp

[Graziella]

Hello,

this is something that I still do not know how to avoid.

Assume I have some statement like this one
if ($eng =~ /$chunk/) {
print "$eng\n";
}

If $chunk is something like "word (" then I get an error message like unmatched () in regexp
But I want to be able to search for "word (" (yes, with that open parenthesis ) in $eng. How to I go about checking whether the entire $chunk is contained in $eng ?

Hope you can help.

Grazia

 

[duncdude]

think i've understood you...

[b]#!/usr/bin/perl[/b]

$chunk = '"word ("';

$eng = 'will this match the "word (" in this sentence';

if ($eng =~ /[red][b]\Q[/b][/red]$chunk/i) {
  print "$eng\n";
} else {
  print "no match\n"
}

it does kick up an error without the [red]\Q[/red]


Kind Regards
Duncan