$ perl -nle 'print "$_ is ", /^[A-Z][1-9]\.\d\d?[A-Z]*$/ ? "valid" : "invalid"' 1078942.in A1.01A is valid A1.01B is valid A1.01B is valid A2.06AA is valid A2.06AABB is valid A2.06B is valid H2.25 is valid H3.10 is valid Imaging Center is invalid Italy is invalid K1.03A is valid K1.03B is valid R1.19G is valid R2.25AA is valid R2.25AABB is valid R2.25BB is valid R2.25D is valid R2.25DD is valid R2.25F is valid R2.25FF is valid V3.26P is valid V3.26Q is valid V3.26QR is valid V3.26R is valid V3.26R is valid V3.26S is valid V3.26ST is valid V3.26T is valid