Re: how do I split variables?

[Lack Mr G M]

In article <8qf7a1$gq3$1@news.online.de>, "Kjeld Peters" <ich@kjeld.de> writes:
|> 
|> I'm having some trouble with a script:
|> 
|> $FILE (contains recvq/fax00044.tif, for example. the number rises by 1,
|> everytime a fax is             recieved)
|> I want to change the value of $FILE(recvq/fax00044.tif) to
|> recvq/someuser/fax00044.tif.....
|> Since there is no way to change $FILE's value, there must be some special
|> wordsplit function or so........

   Why is there no way to change $FILEs values?

   $FILE =~ s|(/fax\d+\.tif)$|/someuser$1|;

ie: change /faxnnnn.tif to /someuser + what_was_matched, making sure you
match at end of line (or string).



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