Okay guys & gals......sorry to ask simple minded questions..........they must fit my personality :-(
 
I want to do a simple transliteration.
 
THE STRING:
 
 $new_name='NEW & RE-PORT V/3 TO TEST.11Jun01149232.test';
 
THIS WORKS:
 
      1 #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
      2
      3 $new_name='NEW & RE-PORT V/3 TO > WEEK < MONTH TEST(MIN).11Jun01149232.test';
      4   print "new_name - $new_name\n";
      5   $new_name =~ tr/ \/&-/_sad/;
      6   print "new_name after tr - $new_name\n";
      7   exit
ANSWER:
 
/common/bin>./testit
new_name - NEW & RE-PORT V/3 TO > WEEK < MONTH TEST(MIN).11Jun01149232.test
new_name after tr - NEW_a_REdPORT_Vs3_TO_>_WEEK_<_MONTH_TEST(MIN).11Jun01149232.test
Now I want to get rid of "<", ">", "(", and ")" in the new_name.
 
THIS DOES NOT WORK(step 1):
 
      1 #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
      2
      3 $new_name='NEW & RE-PORT V/3 TO > WEEK < MONTH TEST(MIN).11Jun01149232.test';
      4   print "new_name - $new_name\n";
      5   $new_name =~ tr/ \/&-<>/_sadlg/;
      6   print "new_name after tr - $new_name\n";
      7   exit
NOR THIS:
 
      1 #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
      2
      3 $new_name='NEW & RE-PORT V/3 TO > WEEK < MONTH TEST(MIN).11Jun01149232.test';
      4   print "new_name - $new_name\n";
      5   $new_name =~ tr/ \/&-\<\>/_sadlg/;
      6   print "new_name after tr - $new_name\n";
      7   exit
I GET  THIS ANSWER:
 
/common/bin>./testit
new_name - NEW & RE-PORT V/3 TO > WEEK < MONTH TEST(MIN).11Jun01149232.test
new_name after tr - NEW_a_REgPORT_Vsg_TO_g_WEEK_g_MONTH_TESTlMINggggJungggggggggtest
I didn't proceed to step two which would transliterate () to rq respectively.
 
Any thoughts appreciated.............I'm hiding my face 'cause it is probably very sophomoric, but I don't see it.
 
TIA
 
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