U have to escape the & character so ur substitution shld be
$_ =~ s/\&/and/g; Cheers, Maheedhar Kolla. On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 09:47, Jeff Zanzinger wrote: > How can I match the "&" symbol? > > $_ = "test & test"; > s/&/and/; # expect test and test but get test & test > > thanks, > > Jeff > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.596 / Virus Database: 379 - Release Date: 2/26/2004 > > > > _______________________________________________ > ActivePerl mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs -- _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
