Mailing List Archive: Escaping Perl code?

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I knew I had to escape [. when I'm in HTML (or at least, that I
should). However, this is the first time I've run across an escape
problem inside of my Perl code.

[-
(/^(\s*)([o*+\200])\s+[^*]+$/ || /^(\s+)([-])\s+.*$/);
- -]

Generates the error:

[9636]ERR: 24: Line 2: Error in Perl code: (in cleanup) [Mon May 1
11:52:06 2000] foo.html: Search pattern not terminated at
/usr/local/www/onecallweb/docs/foo.html line 3.

Clearly the -] is causing problems, but how do I escape it?
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Kee Hinckley - Somewhere Consulting Group - Cyberspace Architects(rm)

I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.

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>
> [-
> (/^(\s*)([o*+\200])\s+[^*]+$/ || /^(\s+)([-])\s+.*$/);
> - -]
>
> Generates the error:
>
> [9636]ERR: 24: Line 2: Error in Perl code: (in cleanup) [Mon May 1
> 11:52:06 2000] foo.html: Search pattern not terminated at
> /usr/local/www/onecallweb/docs/foo.html line 3.
>
> Clearly the -] is causing problems, but how do I escape it?

Replaceing - by \x2d should solve the problem.

Gerald

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