May be scalar virtual method "replace()" is the most suitable for this task.
See perldoc Template::Manual::VMethod-->"Scalar Virtual
Methods"-->"replace(search, replace)"
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:27:36 +0100
Stephen Quinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>SQ > I have two variables and I want to remove the contents of one from the
>SQ > other. The situation in this case is a directory name (dir) and a
>SQ > filename (name) which is an absolute path. I want to display the
>SQ > filename part only with the directories removed.
>SQ >
>SQ > I have tried various things along these lines:
>SQ >
>SQ > [% SET dir = "/a/b/c/d/e/"
>SQ > name = "/a/b/c/d/e/d.txt" %]
>SQ > [% name | remove("^\Q$dir\E") %]
>SQ >
>SQ > but I am getting nowhere, can someone help me with how I can actually
>SQ > achieve this aim?
>SQ >
>SQ > Thanks,
>SQ >
>SQ > Stephen Quinney
>SQ >
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