if (/BEGIN PATTERN/ ... /END PATTERN/)

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Code Snippet:

# Beginning pattern: 'if' followed by 0 or more characters
#followed by the nearest { brace 
#  
# Ending pattern: 0 or more chars. followed by nearest 
# } brace followed by an 'else' 

if ( /if.*?{/ .. /.*?}.*?else/ )
   {
   $_ =~ s/{//;
   $_ =~ s/}//;
  }
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Here is the text I am reading:

if (c=e)
     {                  // delete this curly brace
      call pgme;
      call pgmd;
      }                // delete this curly brace
     else
       {call pgmd;     // keep these curly braces
        call pgmc;}



I want the text to be changed to the following:

if (c=e)
                       
      call pgme;
      call pgmd;
                      
     else
       {call pgmd;     
        call pgmc;}