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Old 05-07-2009
number check in perl
Hi,,

Quote:
my $num = "1234567890";
if( $num =~ /\d{10}/ ) {
print "number is 10 dig\n";
}else {
print "Not a 10 dig numner\n";
}
this is returning true in all cases..( other than 10 dig number also)
what could be wrong??
# 2  
Old 05-07-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by shellwell
Hi,,



this is returning true in all cases..( other than 10 dig number also)
what could be wrong??
Code:
Use:
if( $num =~ /^\d{10}$/ ) {

# 3  
Old 05-07-2009
Thanks redoubtable.
It worked. I hadn't thought about that.

Thanks again.
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