On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Stewart Larsen wrote:
> I think the slashes should be in the form "s/exp1/exp2/"
> > if ($string1 =~ /\*\s*\$string2|\$string2/)
No, that's just if you're substituting! This line basically says
"if the contents of $string1 contain '$string2'" and then, presumably,
y
> Is this correct?
>
> if ($string1 =~ /\*\s*\$string2|\$string2/)
^^^^
Looks like you're escaping the variable, you're searching for a literal
dollar sign rather than the value of $string2.
// jt
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I think the slashes should be in the form "s/exp1/exp2/"
- Original Message -
From: "Lynn Kuhlman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 12:16 AM
Subject: [techtalk] Perl question
> I can't get my pro
I can't get my program to print anything to a file. It was complaining
about line earlier. Is this correct?
if ($string1 =~ /\*\s*\$string2|\$string2/)
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