my try:

if ($searchstring =~ /^\w+/) {...}

I can't beleive you typed all the letters:P

Etienne

Jesus Is Not Dead wrote:
> 
> hi
> can anyone tell me how to short this...
> if($searchstring =~ /A/i or $searchstring =~ /B/i or $searchstring =~ /C/i
> or $searchstring =~ /D/i or $searchstring =~ /E/i or $searchstring =~ /F/i
> or $searchstring =~ /G/i or $searchstring =~ /H/i or $searchstring =~ /I/i
> or $searchstring =~ /J/i or $searchstring =~ /K/i or $searchstring =~ /L/i
> or $searchstring =~ /M/i or $searchstring =~ /N/i or $searchstring =~ /O/i
> or $searchstring =~ /P/i or $searchstring =~ /Q/i or $searchstring =~ /R/i
> or $searchstring =~ /S/i or $searchstring =~ /T/i or $searchstring =~ /U/i
> or $searchstring =~ /V/i or $searchstring =~ /W/i or $searchstring =~ /X/i
> or $searchstring =~ /Y/i or $searchstring =~ /Z/i or $searchstring =~ /0/i
> or $searchstring =~ /1/i or $searchstring =~ /2/i or $searchstring =~ /3/i
> or $searchstring =~ /4/i or $searchstring =~ /5/i or $searchstring =~ /6/i
> or $searchstring =~ /7/i or $searchstring =~ /8/i or $searchstring =~ /9/i)
> {
> 
> i want something like..
> if $searchstring has at least 1 letter or number { commands... }
> 
> Status []s

-- 
Etienne Marcotte
Specifications Management - Quality Control
Imperial Tobacco Ltd. - Montreal (Qc) Canada
514.932.6161 x.4001

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