Re: [pm-h] Next month's topic

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:34:00 -0600
Mike Flannigan <mikeflan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I pass this on long ago.  This reg expression method is
> valuable for reading many types of files:
> 
> next unless ($_ =~
> /^[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\t[^\t]*\tAR\t/i);

Oh, the "next unless line_test" technique. One of my favorite variations of
this is:

  next unless /\S/;

for skipping blank lines.

That's a really good technique to remind people about.

G. Wade
-- 
Virtual is when it's not but it looks like it is and transparent is when it
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