On 2/22/07, Dharshana Eswaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello All,
I need to search a particular string in a set of files in a directory. The
string appears only in one of the files in the directory.
I need to retrieve the file name and then access the line of that
particular file in which the string occurs.
NOTE: The perl script also resides in the same directory.
For Eg: I am in search of string $string = "PERL_BEGINNER";
i have a directory => /Users/ and the files in that directory are:
1. Beginners.h
2. Learners.h
3. Experts.h
4. etc....
Among these files $string occurs only in one of the files. If we assume
that it occurs in "Beginners.h"
then Beginners.h has to be opened and the $string has to be searched in
that file.
Can i know how i can go about this in Perl? What functions i might have to
use?
I kindly request to guide me in this.
Thanks and Regards,
Dharshana
I forgot to mention, First step is to Search for the file in which the
string occurs
Second step is to Open the file in which the string is present
Third Step is to Get the file pointer to the line in which the string
occurs.
NOTE: I might have to use the code both in Unix and Windows platform. I dont
have a problem if i have two different solutions for each of the platforms
or if one solution for both the platforms.
I kindly request to guide me in this.
Thanks and Regards,
Dharshana
