[cgiapp] Help with m// needed

[Barry Moore]

Hi Lou,

You've got your variables around backwards. For that to match you need:

$regexp = 'French';
$variable = 'French:6:47';

if ($variable =~ /$regexp/) {
	print "This works\n";
}

BTW, this mailing list is specifically for CGI::Application issues,  
and it's members will generally refer you to something like Perl  
Monks for general perl questions like this one.

Barry


On Mar 6, 2008, at 10:06 PM, Lou Hernsen wrote:

> I am trying to match
> French
> in the string
> French:6:47
> The code is
>
> if ($PFile{Allied} =~ m/$Port/)
>
> and the actual vars would be
>
> if (French =~ m/French:6:47/)
>
> and there should be a match!!!!
> but
>
> but it doesn't work.. and I don't see why....
> I have used m// before the never had this problem...
>
> Help? thanks
> Lou
> Perl is my HOBBY... just something to keep my mind sharp.
>
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