You have to escape the ampersand, so s/&/and/;
becomes s/\&/and/; HT -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Zanzinger Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: "&" substitution 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
