Re: searching and replacing

Stone wrote: if (/([0-9.]{6}) set/) { s/$1 set/\n-50.2 v \n$1 set/; You need to escape the period or it will match any character but newline. As it is right now you'll match ".FANTA", which isn't what you want. A character class is not the same as a regular expressi

Re: searching and replacing

>if (/([0-9.]{6}) set/) { > s/$1 set/\n-50.2 v \n$1 set/; You need to escape the period or it will match any character but newline. As it is right now you'll match ".FANTA", which isn't what you want. > Why does this syntax not work? The $1 does not come out. Y

Re: searching and replacing

Why does this syntax not work? The $1 does not come out. if (/([0-9.]{6}) set/) { s/$1 set/\n-50.2 v \n$1 set/; -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: searching and replacing

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:57:19 -0500, FlashMX wrote: >On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:53:30 -0800, John W. Krahn wrote: > >>John W. Krahn wrote: >>> FlashMX wrote: >>> I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Cur

Re: searching and replacing

FlashMX wrote: Cool...that worked...thanks I forgot to mention that one the match is found I do a search and replace if (/[0-9.]{6} setgray/) { s/.9 set/-50.2 v \n.9 set/; This is the issue. I need to "grab" the match number (whatever it is) and add it into

Re: searching and replacing

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:53:30 -0800, John W. Krahn wrote: >John W. Krahn wrote: >> FlashMX wrote: >> >>> I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm >>> reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently >>> I'm looking for... >>> >>> if (/0 set/) { ..

Re: searching and replacing

>FlashMX wrote: >> Cool...that worked...thanks >> >> I forgot to mention that one the match is found I do a search and replace >> >>if (/[0-9.]{6} setgray/) { >> s/.9 set/-50.2 v \n.9 set/; >> >> This is the issue. I need to "grab" the match number (wha

Re: searching and replacing

John W. Krahn wrote: FlashMX wrote: I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently I'm looking for... if (/0 set/) { ...etc. Because the "00" can change to different numbers (but always 6 figures which

Re: searching and replacing

FlashMX wrote: Hi, Hello, I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently I'm looking for... if (/0 set/) { ...etc. Because the "00" can change to different numbers (but always 6 figures which could inc

Re: searching and replacing

Because it's up-side down. Why is that? It makes replies harder to read. Why not? Please don't top-post. (Sherm Pendley, MacOSX List) FlashMX wrote: Cool...that worked...thanks I forgot to mention that one the match is found I do a search and replace if (/[0-9.]{6} setgray/) {

Re: searching and replacing

Cool...that worked...thanks I forgot to mention that one the match is found I do a search and replace if (/[0-9.]{6} setgray/) { s/.9 set/-50.2 v \n.9 set/; This is the issue. I need to "grab" the match number (whatever it is) and add it into the s/ So

Re: searching and replacing

FlashMX wrote: Hi, I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently I'm looking for... if (/0 set/) { ...etc. Because the "00" can change to different numbers (but always 6 figures which could include

re: searching and replacing

Hi, I need to modify some existing code. The below line checks a file I'm reading in and does a search/replace based on the match. Currently I'm looking for... if (/0 set/) { ...etc. Because the "00" can change to different numbers (but always 6 figures which could include a period) h

Re: Searching and replacing text

Could you post the code you have written thus far? It would be a great help. -ZO "Chris Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everyone, This is my first post to the list Please be gentle :) Just so we are all clear... I am completely lost right from the st

RE: Searching and replacing text

Fair enough. -Chris -Original Message- From: Gunnar Hjalmarsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 2 August 2004 10:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Searching and replacing text Chris Richards wrote: > This is my first post to the list Please be gentle :) S

Re: Searching and replacing text

Chris Richards wrote: This is my first post to the list Please be gentle :) Sure. Just so we are all clear... I am completely lost right from the start with this one. It is far beyond my current Perl skills Oh? and I need some serious help :) Then, this is the most serious (and gentle) help I c

Searching and replacing text

Hi Everyone, This is my first post to the list Please be gentle :) Just so we are all clear... I am completely lost right from the start with this one. It is far beyond my current Perl skills and I need some serious help :) I want to create a script that searches file_b for the first entry i