> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 1:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: String Stripping? > > > Hello all, > > I need to strip some HTML tags from a string....However, > the complete tags are not consistent, so I would like to > remove all the text between certain strings I > specify.....regardless of what is between them! > > For example: > I would like to remove all the text starting with > "<table" and ending with ">" >
so you want to remove all chars within (and including) '<' and '>' ? if so, try the following <snip> use strict; $s = 'hi there <how are> you <tod>ay? some more <stuff/>. and <a touch> more.'; $s =~ s/<.*?>//g; print $s; </snip> > I only no how to remove exact matches....Does Perl have a > function that can handle this? > > Thanks in advance, > Kurt > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
