Re: using a variable to help define a regular expression

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> wrote in message 
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> Faster than using a dynamic string as a regex is to use a regex
> constant (e.g. /.../).

thanks. is that possible though, when i need to put a variable part in the

middle of my regex (constant for each run, but variable in general)?

> And still faster than your pipe from gawk to head is to let gawk do
> the head cmd.

thanks, good to remember. head is not part of the actual assignment here
--  
just there to reduce the data storm for the test.

cheers,

Tim