Re: Multiple strings in a file

> matching more than 2 strings across multiple lines

I'm not sure which question you are asking, but think you are looking for the flip-flop operator

try

open my $text, "<", $textFile>" or die "Dead";
while(<$text>){
   if(/$firstString/ .. /$secondString/){
      print $_;
   }
}
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otherwise please show desired input and output.

Cheers Rolf

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Re^2: Multiple strings in a file by The_Last_Monk (Novice) on Feb 10, 2015 at 17:55 UTC
Ok so lets say my text file has the following sentences `Transformers robots in disguise I whip my hair back and forth I will catch a dog with a trap` [download] Now lets say, ignoring the case, the first word i want to look for is Trap, and the second word i want to look for is Hair. Basically it should print `I will catch a dog with a trap i whip my hair back and forth` [download] Is that more clear? Sorry for not making it clear before.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Multiple strings in a file by LanX (Saint) on Feb 10, 2015 at 17:59 UTC
> Is that more clear? no because your code should already do this, if you don't want double matches follow toolic's advice. Cheers Rolf PS: Je suis Charlie!	[reply]
Re^4: Multiple strings in a file by The_Last_Monk (Novice) on Feb 10, 2015 at 18:05 UTC
I did, the problem that i am having testing locally is that it doesn't seem to recognize that there are more than 2 lines. So if the word i want is within the first 2 lines, it will print it, but if i want to print a word from the 3rd line, it won't	[reply]
Re^5: Multiple strings in a file by vinoth.ree (Monsignor) on Feb 10, 2015 at 18:34 UTC
Re^6: Multiple strings in a file by The_Last_Monk (Novice) on Feb 10, 2015 at 18:37 UTC