Hi, I have a problem which is simple to state:
Find all prices in a file, multiply them by 2.5, and print out the file with the new prices. It seemed like a good use for substitution at first. The following successfully finds the prices and saves them in memory: /\$([0-9.]+)/ (a dollar sign followed by one or more digits and periods). However, attempting to substitute: s/\$([0-9.]+)/\$($1*2.5)/ results in the literal characters "(formerprice*2.5)" being inserted rather than the arithmetic operation being performed. Also, there are cases where there are two prices on the same input line. I was assuming I would use the /g modifier to handle them. Is this approach going to work? Or is there a better way? (The prices are not located in the same fixed position, and each input line may have zero, one, or two prices). The goal is to quickly program a one-time job. Thanks, Steve -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
