> here's a suggestion - although I did not try it.
>
> [! $expr="[^-]+"; !]
> [- $testdata=~m!$expr!go; -]
>
I also didn't tried it, but it should work this way.
> if not - probably can work around it by placing this code in
> a separate module and calling it with embperl.
>
Would work also, but seems too complicated to me.
> looks like we need some kind of embperl escape character.
What do you mean by "embperl escape character"?
> no matter what you choose for embperl delimiters it can be broken
> somewhere.
>
Yes.
The simplest solution I see for now, is what David posted in his first mail:
/...[^\55]+.../
use \55 instead of -
Gerald
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