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m6246 Newbie Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 15	Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:04 am    Post subject: keyword.. i have this code if ( $message =~ /^status$/i) { ... } so the bot replies something when the user says status. However perl interprets status as if it is some keyword (its turning red in my editor and it dont work in msn). So how do i solve this? I need the bot to reply to 'status' thanks!
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darkmonkey The Merovingian Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 2557 Location: London, England votes: 7	Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:51 am    Post subject: It will work. _________________ ~ Josh [ Need bot hosting on a dedicated server? PM me. ]
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Cer Upgraded Agent Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 3776 Location: Michigan votes: 4	Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:42 pm    Post subject: Re: keyword.. m6246 wrote: if ( $message =~ /^status$/i) { ... } In a regexp, a ^ at the beginning means "starts with" and a $ at the end means "ends" with. When you use both, it means that the string must contain ONLY the word "status" i.e. "tell me the current status" --won't work "whats your status now?" --won't work "status" --works without the quotes of course If you want it to just check for "contains anywhere" then remove the ^ and $, and then all three of those examples would work. _________________ Current Site (2008) http://www.cuvou.com/
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