This does sound like an ideal job for Perl, but I think you need to give us more info on what you want to do. For instance, translate all 'i's inside the braces to 'x's, or substitute one sequence of characters for another. An example or scenario would be helpful here.
-- John # -----Original Message----- # From: David Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] # Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:45 PM # To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Subject: real beginner's question # # # This is a list for beginners, right? So perhaps no one will be # too annoyed # if I ask what is probably a really stupid question . . . # # I have a text file with occasional strings enclosed in braces: # kdkdkiwiwdkdkdk {iwidkwidkw} kdkdkdwiwiwkdkdk . . . # # I would like to use tr/// to modify the characters within the # braces, while # leaving the rest of the file unchanged. Whlie I'm sure this is a staight # forward procedure, I've tried a number of loops and can't get it to work. # If anyone could point a beginner in the right direction, he'd # appreciate it. # # Thanks in advance, # # David # # # # -- # To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
