regex case sensitivity

[TurboSRT4]

Sorry to keep bothering u guys but im new to using expressions i always did stuff the long and wrong way lol

I have this snippet
if ($first =~ /[\d\\\/~`@#\$\%^&*()-_\+\=\[\{\]\}\|\"\']/){
push @errors, qq(First Name Is Invalid<BR>);


}
it works ok if the string contains numbers or characters it pushes the error. The problem is if the string contains any capitals it also pushes the errors. Please, how do i make the comparison case insensitive. thank you

 

[feherke]

Hi

Oops, I missed that glitch. You have to escape the dash ( - ) in character classes unless it is at an end of the list.

[b]if[/b] [teal]([/teal][navy]$first[/navy] [teal]=~[/teal] [green][i]/[\d\\\/~`@#\$\%^&*()[highlight]\[/highlight]-_\+\=\[\{\]\}\|\"\']/[/i][/green][teal])[/teal][teal]{[/teal]
  [b]push[/b] [navy]@errors[/navy][teal],[/teal] [b]qq[/b][green][i](First Name Is Invalid<BR>)[/i][/green][teal];[/teal]
[teal]}[/teal]

( Let us keep the discussion in the original thread219-1605552 . This is not really a separate problem. )

Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[PinkeyNBrain]

Noticed the <BR> reference ... aka html code generation.

If your into helping your users out:
* Work the $& variable into the push command and you'll point out just what the code didn't like about the name versus keeping them guessing.
* To improve the above suggestion, add a + sign after the final ]
* Lastly, reconsider the \- exclusion. There may be someone who goes by Billy-Jo as their first name.