I think so too. As I recall, tr would change each letter
so tr/abc/xyz/
would change each a to x, each b to y, each c to z
I think that s/ would work more in the way you expect, so s/abc/xyz/ would
change every "abc" to "xyz"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Yacketta, Ronald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "SAWMaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:53 AM
Subject: RE: Simple one liner problem.
>
>
> > $workingcopy =~ tr/$lettertochange/$lettertochangeto/g;
> >
> shot in the dark, taken from my shell scripting days
>
> try {} around your variables
> $workingcopy =~ tr/${lettertochange}/${lettertochangeto}/g;
>
> --
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
