Re^3: Using . in variable name

Maybe I didn't understand the problem as you stated it.

Can you maybe take a step back and tell us the problem you're trying to solve? If you're calling another script, that script is likely invoked via system or exec. Maybe you don't want to use a variable name but a variable value?

You can append a value to a string by using dot itself, or by using double quotes:

print "$app.svr\n";
print $app . ".svr\n";
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Re^4: Using . in variable name by bitingduck (Deacon) on Apr 17, 2015 at 07:24 UTC
Or a parameter name, e.g. (for the OP): `system("myotherscript $app1.svr=3 $somevar=27");` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Using . in variable name by choroba (Cardinal) on Apr 17, 2015 at 08:01 UTC
Double quotes interpolate variables. This would therefore replace `$app1` with the contents of the `$app1` variable. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Using . in variable name by manpreet333 (Initiate) on Apr 17, 2015 at 09:03 UTC
Thank you for all the help again. Here's the code that invokes the script: `system("ant -file japi/test.xml -Dapp1.url=${app1.url} -Dapp2.url=${app2.url}");`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Using . in variable name by hippo (Archbishop) on Apr 17, 2015 at 09:36 UTC
You can call the variable anything. Let's say `$dog` or `$cat` in which case: `my $dog = 'http://www.perl.org/'; my $cat = 'https://metacpan.org/'; system("ant -file japi/test.xml -Dapp1.url=$dog -Dapp2.url=$cat");` [download] Which is equivalent then to this command you would type at your prompt: `ant -file japi/test.xml -Dapp1.url=http://www.perl.org/ -Dapp2.url=htt +ps://metacpan.org/` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: Using . in variable name by Anonymous Monk on Apr 17, 2015 at 09:39 UTC
shell is danger :) `system 'ant', '--file', 'japi/test.xml', "-Dapp1.url=$dog", "-Dapp2.url=$cat";`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Using . in variable name by Corion (Patriarch) on Apr 17, 2015 at 09:08 UTC
Maybe you don't want to use a variable here but a hash with the appropriate keys? Or just change `${app1.url}` to `$app1_url` if you feel uncomfortable with hashes?	[reply] [d/l] [select]