regexp lastmatch with brackets

[ptcarino]

i'm using this macro event

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console /\[dist=(.*)\] (.*) \((\d+)\): (.*)(Flag)(.*)$/i

my problem is if i try to get the lastmatch for names and the name has brackets, it ignores the brackets and just gives out the rest.

for example:
character [FS] blahblah triggered the macro.
the bot is programmed to do like this

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do c hello $name

what happens is actually like this

ImABot: hello blahblah

instead of

ImABot: hello [FS] blahblah

i run the bot buffers for my guild and i want my buffers to all buff the same person. my solution to that is for them to rely on another bot that tells them their target and all i could think of a trigger is this (through party/guild chat). the code for the buffers would be simplier too cause all i need for them is just "do sp ## @player ($name)" and no more eval guild checks and less IF statements.

seems i've hit a wall with this one. any help would be appreciated.

[EternalHarvest]

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console /\[dist=(.*)\] (.*) \((\d+)\): (.*)(Flag)(.*)$/i

Use non-greedy variant of "*" quantifier for matching distance, or specify more narrow character class there. By default all matching is "greedy".
http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html#Quantifiers

[ever_boy_]

$.lastpub ?

[ptcarino]

thanks for the replies. im currently studying quantifiers and i'll give $.lastpub a try.

thanks for the link EternalHarvest.

[ptcarino]

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console /\[dist=(.*)\] (.*) \((\d+)\): (.*)(Flag)(.*)$/i

Use non-greedy variant of "*" quantifier for matching distance, or specify more narrow character class there. By default all matching is "greedy".
http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html#Quantifiers

non-greedy quantifier worked. thanks!