One way is
$string = 'context_config_file = "1298b";';
$string =~ /"(.*)"/;
$data = $1;
On 04 Jun 2001 13:41:03 -0400, Satheesh Ramakrishnan wrote:
> All,
>
> How do I assign 1298b to some scalar variable from the string below.
>
> context_config_file = "1298b";
>
> Th
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I have not read _Perl in 21 Days_ by Lemay, but her books tend to be
very well written.
On 04 Jun 2001 15:14:02 -0400, Anthony Beaman wrote:
> I saw on the FAQ that the "Perl 5 for NT in 21 Days" was recommended for
> learning Win32. Though not on the FAQ, is Lemay's "Per in 21 Days" book also
>
\d is a shortcut for [0123456789] (any digit)
\D is a shorcut for [^0123456789] (any non digit)
You could remove " lines processed" like this:
$string = "50 lines processed";
$string =~ s/\D//g; #substitute any non-number character with nothing
if you are reading lines and want to not process
