Tested and worked! Thanks.
The last \ is necessary. "$Bill Luebkert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] eState.com Subject: Re: [Perl-unix-users] Insert Problem 01/24/02 06:20 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Need help! > > I would like to insert a \ before a $ (if found) in the following string: > > $x = '123456$1$2$3'; > > Output of $x must be 12345\$1\$2\$3. > > How do I this? Untested: $x =~ s/\$/\\\$/g; # last \ may be unnecessary -- ,-/- __ _ _ $Bill Luebkert ICQ=14439852 (_/ / ) // // DBE Collectibles Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / ) /--< o // // http://dbecoll.tripod.com/ (Free site for Perl) -/-' /___/_<_</_</_ Castle of Medieval Myth & Magic http://www.todbe.com/ _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list. To unsubscribe go to http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/subscribe/perl-unix-users _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list. To unsubscribe go to http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/subscribe/perl-unix-users