Mario, This will do what you're wanting:
1. #!/usr/bin/perl 2. 3. $string = "abc.def.ghi.jkl"; 4. print "pre-sub: $string\n"; 5. 6. $string =~ s/\./_/g; 7. 8. print "post-sub: $string\n"; Note line 6 is what actually does the substitution. You have to escape the period because Perl will think you're trying to join something as in: Print "some string" . $variable . "more string here\n"; Good luck! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mario sanchez Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Perl-unix-users] sub all but last help for a novice (going crazy) i cant seem to find the sequence to substitute all "." with "_" EXCEPT for the last one ex. change abc.def.ghi.jkl.mno to abc_def_ghi_jkl_.mno any help or pointers please? thank you mario _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
