Re: more help!!!trying to match password OPPPSSSS

[Luinrandir Hernson]

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  From: Luinrandir Hernson 
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  Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:06 PM
  Subject: more help!!!trying to match password


  Thanks Jeff . I had tried $password eq /bob/ but your way works just fine.

  Now for security reasons I want to check the variable to only alphanumeric 
charecters 
  a-z A-Z 0-9 and the underscore _

  I'm using the email address are a beginning password therefore....
  code below

  $password=~s/@/\_/g;                 ##removes"@"
  $password=~s/\./\_/g;                   ##removes"."

  ##?????????
  $password=~s/[^a-z^A-Z^0-9]/\_/g;        ##check for a-z, A-Z, 1-0 _ ???????
  ##????????

  is there a better way?

  I have been pouring iover perl books all day and this is the stumper (and the last 
question)

  thanks in advance
  Lou

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jeff 'japhy' Pinyan 
    To: Luinrandir Hernsen 
    Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
    Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:09 PM
    Subject: Re: help!!!trying to match password


    On Jan 19, Luinrandir Hernson said:

    >Just how do I match the input exactly
    >bob
    >to just 
    >bob

    Use 'eq'.

      if ($password eq 'bob') { ... }

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