On Aug 18, 7:56 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Merdinus) wrote:
> The command that's causing this error is:
>
> my @refs = split('[', $references);
> I also tried >>> my @refs = split("[", $references); <<< (doublle
> quotes instead)
> and got the same error.
> If I change it to
>
> my @refs = split("asdfsdfas", $references);
>
> then I get no such error.
>
> The only thing I can think of is that the Perl compiler is dead wrong
> here - it's treating my search string as a left bracket that needs to
> be matched up.
>
> The Perl exe is that latest copy from ActiveState.
>
> Any thoughts/work arounds would be all kinds of appreciated.
Try using this instead:
my @refs = split(/\[/, $references);
If you use special characters inside your reg exp (& expect it not to
be recognized as special) you have to escape these chars using a \
(back slash).
[ bracket you are using is special to reg exp, it is used to specify a
character class.
For more info on reg exp special characters / options etc, visit:
perldoc.perl.org/perlretut.html
Regs,
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