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We are trying to get a text area from screen and edit it to
replace ' with ` (to preent mysql record mark conflict) $title is could be
blank initially

$title = ~s/'/`/g ;
or even
$title =~s\/'/\`/g ;

Results "4294967295" for the value of $title !

Can anyone suggest a work arround.

Thanks for any comments.

Regards
BJ

>>>>> "B" == BJ <> writes:

B> We are trying to get a text area from screen and edit it to
B> replace ' with ` (to preent mysql record mark conflict) $title is could be
B> blank initially

B> $title = ~s/'/`/g ;

that is very wrong as the op is =~ with no space. you assigned $title
the negation of the s/// op result which was likely 0 and it inverted it
to all 1's which is the number you got.
B> or even
B> $title =~s\/'/\`/g ;

here you have the op correct but the s\/ is insane. i am not even sure
if that parses.

B> Can anyone suggest a work arround.

fix your op and learn to not put spaces inside perl's ops.

uri

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Sorry, no good the same result.
Problem was extras space in between between "= ~" should be "=~"
Thanks
..
"Tad J McClellan" <> wrote in message
news:...
> BJ <> wrote:
>
>> We are trying to get a text area from screen and edit it to
>> replace ' with `
>
>
> $title =~ tr/'/`/;
>
>
> --
> Tad McClellan
> email: perl -le "print scalar reverse qq/moc.noitatibaher\100cmdat/"

Thanks for the clue.

Problem was extras space in between between "= ~" should be "=~"

Works fine Now.

"Uri Guttman" <> wrote in message
news:...
>>>>>> "B" == BJ <> writes:
>
> B> We are trying to get a text area from screen and edit it to
> B> replace ' with ` (to preent mysql record mark conflict) $title is
> could be
> B> blank initially
>
> B> $title = ~s/'/`/g ;
>
> that is very wrong as the op is =~ with no space. you assigned $title
> the negation of the s/// op result which was likely 0 and it inverted it
> to all 1's which is the number you got.
> B> or even
> B> $title =~s\/'/\`/g ;
>
> here you have the op correct but the s\/ is insane. i am not even sure
> if that parses.
>
> B> Can anyone suggest a work arround.
>
> fix your op and learn to not put spaces inside perl's ops.
>
> uri
>
> --
> Uri Guttman ------ --------
> http://www.sysarch.com --
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> Support ------
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>>>>> "B" == BJ <> writes:

B> Sorry, no good the same result.

learn to bottom post which is the proper style here. you acknowledged one clue
from me so do it again.

>> $title =~ tr/'/`/;

that is actually a better and faster solution to your original
problem. and it does work. tr/// is meant for character processing vs s///
which is for strings and regexes. your problem was replacing ' with `
which is exactly what tr/// is for.

uri

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On 2009-10-02, Uri Guttman <> wrote:
>>>>>> "B" == BJ <> writes:
*SKIP*
> B> $title =~s\/'/\`/g ;
>
> here you have the op correct but the s\/ is insane. i am not even sure
> if that parses.

It doesn't

Substitution replacement not terminated at -e line 1.

*CUT*

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