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On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:03:35 +0100, Marco Centemeri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi All!!
> 
> How can I know if a variable is exactly 6 digit long?
> 
> I tried:
> 
>    $myvar='ABCDEF';
>    if ($myvar =~  /.{6}/) {
>      print "TRUE";}
>    else {
>      print "FALSE";}
> 
> and I found that this expression is alway TRUE for {..}<=6 and become
> FALSE for {..}>=7 .
> 
> Thank for help
> 
>                Marco Centemeri
> 
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