- or download this
my $seek = '@#]$%(*&Y^%';
my $test = 'This is a test to look for @#]$%(*&Y^% in text data';
print "found it\n" if ( $test =~ /\Q$seek\E/ );
- or download this
s/(STARTDATE &) (STARTTIME)/$1 " " & $2/;
- or download this
# don't try to match the paren explicitly -- use "." instead:
...
# or match it explicity, with an escape:
s/(utime\(STARTDATE &) (STARTTIME)/$1 " " & $2/;