Re: awk to Perl

> I'm tyring to covert an AWK script to Perl. Is there a better alternative > > then a2p? write down logically what you want to achieve with the awk script ( pseudocode ) then write it in perl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginner

Re: awk to Perl

On Aug 20, 2012, at 3:35 PM, Chris Stinemetz wrote: > I'm tyring to covert an AWK script to Perl. Is there a better alternative > then a2p? How big's the script? I remember using a2p long ago (I'd learned awk and sed first even) and it wasn't great; bad even depending on the complexity. If

Re: awk to Perl

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:35:23 -0500 Chris Stinemetz wrote: > I'm tyring to covert an AWK script to Perl. Is there a better > alternative then a2p? Better is a relative term. Do you mean faster or more convenient? No. Do you mean higher quality? Yes, hire a professional Perl programmer. ;) -- J

awk to Perl

Hello List, I'm tyring to covert an AWK script to Perl. Is there a better alternative then a2p? http://perldoc.perl.org/a2p.html Thanks in advance, Chris