A quick question for the wizards--
Is it possible to do a substitution without compiling the pattern at all? ************************************** #!/usr/bin/perl $ss = "cool???"; $rs = "cool."; $_ = "Perl is really cool???"; s/$ss/$rs/g; print "$_\n"; ************************************** Thanks! - B -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>