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Re: [Wlug] Perl puzzle

by Frank Sweetser

On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 09:30:26AM -0500, douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com wrote: > The obvious s/, "/"/g doesn't work, nor does escaping the > double-quotes, as in s/, \"/\"/g Try $target =~ s/,\s\"/\"/g; -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that WPI Network Engineer | is simple, elegant, and wrong. - HL Mencken GPG fingerprint = 6174 1257 129E 0D21 D8D4 E8A3 8E39 29E3 E2E8 8CEC

March 1, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Perl puzzle

by Jared Greenwald

Did you try escaping the comma? On 3/1/06, douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com <douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com> wrote: > > Hi. > > I've been spending far too much time trying to accomplish a (seemingly) > simple thing: use a Perl substitution operation to replace, a comma followed > by a space followed by a single double-quote with a single double-quote. > > The obvious s/, "/"/g doesn't work, nor does escaping the double-quotes, > as in s/, \"/\"/g > > I must have tried dozens of variations. RE's can be tough at times. Late > last night I had to admit defeat. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Doug > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

March 1, 2006

Perl puzzle

by douglas.r.aker＠verizon.com

Hi. I've been spending far too much time trying to accomplish a (seemingly) simple thing: use a Perl substitution operation to replace, a comma followed by a space followed by a single double-quote with a single double-quote. The obvious s/, "/"/g doesn't work, nor does escaping the double-quotes, as in s/, \"/\"/g I must have tried dozens of variations. RE's can be tough at times. Late last night I had to admit defeat. Any ideas? Thanks, Doug

March 1, 2006