>>>>> I don't claim to be a master, but you can do something along the lines of:
>>>>>
>>>>> $range = '4.3:8.3';
>>>>> $range =~ /(\d+).(\d+).(\d+).\2/ and print map "$_.$2 ", $1 .. $3;
>>>>>
>>>>> Since it appears you require that the fractional part be the same for both
>>>>> ends of the range, I'm just capturing the integer parts and using Perl's
>>>>> range operator to build the list to feed to map()
>>>>
>>>> I do have a question, I notice you use "and" like an if..then. What if you
>>>> wanted to do two things if that =~ held true? Is that possible?
>>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> if ( $range =~ /(\d+).(\d+).(\d+).\2/ ) {
>>> print map "$_.$2 ", $1 .. $3;
>>> # do something else
>>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> I actually meant doing 2 things using the--
>>
>> statement 1 and statement 2;
>>
>> -- syntax.
>>
>> I thought there was a way to use braces to enclose a set of statements as if
>> it were one, but I could never get it to work in this type of statement...
>
> Of course. This is Perl:
>
> condition and do { statement1; statement2... }
>
> BUT, the way John suggested is "The Right Way" to do it. Complex
> statements are more difficult to interpret by humans, are more prone to
> be buggy, and are difficult to debug.
Ah, that was the missing key! Thanks, Randy. I probably won't use this
much, but it might come in handy at some point...
- B
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