No, I can't use double quotes. This is what's being done: . One of my perl scripts is sending this string 1>>$filename' to another perl script, and it's in the second perl script where $filename is defined. So I need to take the string '1>>$filename' and replace $filename with its actual value in my 2nd perl script.
Thanks, Navid M. --- "Brett W. McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Navid M. wrote: > > > I was wondering how you can evaluate parts of a > > string: > > > > Ex: $fileName = "File"; > > $var = '1>>$fileName'; > > > > Now I would like a *simple* way of evaluating $var > > such that only '$fileName' gets substituted for > its > > value. 'eval' doesn't work since it tries to > evaluate > > the whole thing and '1>>' doesn't evaluate to > > anything. > > Can you show the context in which you are trying to > do this? $filename > won't be anything inside $var because you are using > single quotes (use > double quotes and $var will be equal to '1>>File'). > > -- Brett > > http://www.chapelperilous.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Immortality consists largely of boredom. > -- Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", stardate > 3219.8 > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
