Re: regex search fails

in reply to regex search fails

Try print if /\Q$pattern/. Since your pattern contains the literal string '$testVar', using the \Q escape will prevent it from being interpolated in the match.

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Re^2: regex search fails by stephanm (Sexton) on Mar 12, 2009 at 23:03 UTC
Thanks everyone. The \Q did the trick.	[reply]

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