On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 03:26:13PM +0530, Sreemathi_M wrote: > hi, > > i want to know how to replace a single \ (back slash) with > single / (forward slash) . > > regards, > sreemathi ---end quoted text---
Well the best way to know is to take some time and read some documentation or books. A Short-term solution to your needs is this: $_='s\s\s\s\s\s'; # the original string print "$_\n"; # print the original string s!\\!/!; # use a regex (! used for clarity) print "$_\n"; # show the changes. I'm not even sure if this is exactly what you want. You could have meant: 1) All instances of \ not \\ : s!\\([^\])!/$1!g; * 2) All instances of \ : s!\\!/!g; 3) One instances of \ not \\ : s!\\([^\])!/$1!; * 4) Only a single instances of \ : s!\\!/!; I've opted for the latter (4). The best advice I can _really_ give, and I hope it's not patronizing, is to spend some time phrasing your question, quite often you'll find the answer as you're writing the email; if not we're in a better postion to help. It saves time in the end. * not tested. -- Frank Booth - Consultant Parasol Solutions Limited. (www.parasolsolutions.com) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
