Re^19: How do I use grep in a script

If you don't need to keep the quotes just remove them before the match

while (<$fh>){
  next unless /\S/; # skip blank lines
  s/"//g; # remove all "
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or if they are optional try

  if (/STATUS\s+Acct:"?(\d+)/){
    $acct = $1;
  }
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poj

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Re^20: How do I use grep in a script by Flintlock (Novice) on Dec 29, 2017 at 19:57 UTC
Got it poj -- THANKS	[reply]