On (2002/08/16 12:28), Philip Hazel wrote:
> No, it is not a bug. It is documented:
>
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> There are two ways in which a data value can be input:
>
> . If the text contains no white space then it can be typed verbatim.
> However, if it is part of a condition, it must also be free of round
> brackets (parentheses), as these are used for grouping in conditions.
>
> . Otherwise it must be enclosed in double quotation marks. In this case,
> the character \ (backslash) is treated as an 'escape character' ....
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>
> .. er, and you don't have to escape dollar signs just because you put
> the string in quotes. Just the backslashes.
Ah, so it's actually
| if $recipients matches "\\\\b(sheldonh|root)@starjuice\\\\.net\\\\b"
That works, thanks.
Ciao,
Sheldon.
