On Jun 24 08:39, Parv wrote: > in message <20100624183407.ga49...@holstein.holy.cow>, > wrote p...@pair.com thusly... > > > > # Matches a number, either positive (without '+' sign) or > > # negative, which is either a whole number; or a real number > > # ending with decimal point, or a real number with or without > > # leading digits before the decimal point. > . ^ > . ^ plural > > ^ > > -? > > ( > > [0-9] [.]? [0-9]* > > | > > [0-9]? [.] [0-9]+ > . ^ > . ^ oops > > Please change the immediately above regex portion to ... > > [0-9]* [.] [0-9]+ > > > - parv
We still need to be able to handle numbers without a decimal. Try this: [0-9]*\.?[0-9]+ The question mark says "0 or 1" > > > ) > > $ > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" -- Sterling (Chip) Camden http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"