use strict;
my $str = 'Second reply. #2
Met vriendelijke groet,
{sender name}
{company details}
On 25-02-15 14:38, {email name} wrote:
> [Ticket ID: 54e70396110971424425] Re: 54e70396110,678567.971424425
>
> ##- Please type your reply above this line -##
>
> Your request (54e70396110971424425) has been deemed solved. To reopen,
> please reply to this email or login on {name} to reply.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Feb 25, 14:38
>
> Dear Test user,
>
> First reply. #1
>
>
> {name}
> {company details}
>';
my $regex = qr/^(.*?)(?=On\s+\d{2}\-\d+\-\d+|\#{2}\-.*?\-\#{2})/sp;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/ ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html