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This sounds like a very simple problem but I cannot get a match for a
line beginning with a "#" (a comment line). I tried backslashing the
"#", also tried putting in the hex and octal values in the m// but no
success. Perhaps someone out there can help.

Gharial wrote:
> This sounds like a very simple problem but I cannot get a match for
> a line beginning with a "#" (a comment line). I tried backslashing
> the "#", also tried putting in the hex and octal values in the m//
> but no success. Perhaps someone out there can help.

I don't see your code.

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Gharial wrote:

> This sounds like a very simple problem but I cannot get a match for a
> line beginning with a "#" (a comment line). I tried backslashing the
> "#", also tried putting in the hex and octal values in the m// but no
> success. Perhaps someone out there can help.

It's trivial to match a poundsign at the beginning of the line.
Show us what you've tried so far.
Post your response to comp.lang.perl.misc, not here (comp.lang.perl).
-Joe

(Gharial) wrote in message news:< om>...
> This sounds like a very simple problem but I cannot get a match for a
> line beginning with a "#" (a comment line). I tried backslashing the
> "#", also tried putting in the hex and octal values in the m// but no
> success.

There should be no problem.

> Perhaps someone out there can help.

Not without seeing your real problem.

Please post a _mimimal_ but _complete_ program that illustrates the
problem you are having.

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