From: "Johnson, Shaunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --you are correct; i did not have a chance to > --remove the new line (\n) at the end of > --the command string. The previous version > --of this script was to replace the control-M > --with new line (\n) ... i got carried away > --after that (*thinking out loud* : i need some sort > --of version control when i mess with scripts - ).
Definitely. (One I quite like is CS-RCS http://www.componentsoftware.com/products/rcs/ ) > --what *should* happen is that it should > --remove all of those things in my substitute > --line. actually, the control-M is very minor > --so it can be dropped or commented out for > --another time. open my $IN, "< $filename" or die "Can't open $filename: $!\n" open my $OUT, "> $outfilename" or die "Can't create $outfilename: $!\n" while (read $IN, $buff, 10*1024) { $buff =~ [EMAIL PROTECTED]&*()}{}d; print $OUT $buff; } close $IN; close $OUT; Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]