SPUG: ifs and whiles and hashes...

[Tim Maher/CONSULTIX]

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According to Tim Maher/CONSULTIX:
> > > 	if ($dbaseLine =~ m/^\"(?:.*)\",\"(.*)\",\"(.*)\"/)  {

Okay, one last attempt to save face and put this \ issue to rest: 8-}

* if you want to match \", you need to write \\";
* if you want to match ", you only need to write ".
* If you write \" when trying to match ",
	you'll succeed in getting your match,
	but you might confuse your code-readers with those
	extraneous backslashes!

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