Tom Phoenix wrote:
On 3/10/06, tom arnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
is there any way to get perl to interpret the contents of $f as a literal?
I think you're looking for the quotemeta() function. Hope this helps!
--Tom Phoenix
Stonehenge Perl Training
You can also use the \Q meta-character:
s/\Q$f\E$g/$f$h/;
See `perldoc perlop` for details.
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