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in thread Regex To Remove File Extension

/\..*?$/ won't work because it still matches off the first period - I thought of that one at first, too. The second expression(/\.[^.]+$/) works fine.

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Re^3: Regex To Remove File Extension
by dreadpiratepeter (Priest) on Dec 10, 2008 at 19:18 UTC
    You are of course correct. I should pay more attention when responding to posts. In my defense, I was hard at work on some code and was distracted.


    -pete
    "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."
      In your defense, my boss wishes I was hard at work on some code and was distracted.