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Hi,
i have some problem with a regexp.

i have a string like this ';;;' with no quotes
and i want subtitute it like this ';"";"";'

my code is :

my $string = ';;;' ;
$string =~ s/;;/;"";/g ;
print $string;


but it prints ;"";;

thank you for your help.

Best regards.

averroes wrote:
> i have a string like this ';;;' with no quotes
> and i want subtitute it like this ';"";"";'
>
> my code is :
>
> my $string = ';;;' ;
> $string =~ s/;;/;"";/g ;
> print $string;
>
> but it prints ;"";;

Try:

$string =~ s/;(?=/;""/g;

Read about extended patterns in "perldoc perlre".

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averroes wrote:
> i have a string like this ';;;' with no quotes
> and i want subtitute it like this ';"";"";'
>
> my code is :
>
> my $string = ';;;' ;
> $string =~ s/;;/;"";/g ;
> print $string;
> but it prints ;"";;

You're modifying pos($string) in a way that
interferes with the pattern, so it won't
work as intendet. You might use on of the
following:

my $string = ';;;';

1) $string =~ s/;;/;"";/ while $string =~ /;;/;

2) $string =~ s/(?<=(?=/""/g;

3) $string = join '""', split '', $string;


instead.

Regards

M.

Gunnar Hjalmarsson a écrit :
> averroes wrote:
>> i have a string like this ';;;' with no quotes
>> and i want subtitute it like this ';"";"";'
>>
>> my code is :
>>
>> my $string = ';;;' ;
>> $string =~ s/;;/;"";/g ;
>> print $string;
>>
>> but it prints ;"";;
>
> Try:
>
> $string =~ s/;(?=/;""/g;
>
> Read about extended patterns in "perldoc perlre".
>

Thank you, it's working

And thanks for the advice, i'm reading the extended patterns.

Best regards

averroes schreef:

> i have some problem with a regexp.
>
> i have a string like this ';;;' with no quotes
> and i want subtitute it like this ';"";"";'
>
> my code is :
>
> my $string = ';;;' ;
> $string =~ s/;;/;"";/g ;
> print $string;
>
>
> but it prints ;"";;
>
> thank you for your help.
>
> Best regards.

You also posted this in news:alt.comp.lang.perl.

You shouldn't multi-post.

Use cross-posting, with the followup set to one of the groups, or even
better: try one group, and only if that doesn't work out, try another.

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