Re: NT paths and regexp

The string is being interpolated again, so you need \ x4.

$filename_b = "c:\\\\abc.log";
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but then the eq won't work.
You could also use the magic of qr//

$filename_a = "c:\\abc.log";
$filename_b = "c:\\abc.log";
$filename_b_re = qr/c:\\abc.log/;

print "Are they equal ? : ";
print $filename_a eq $filename_b ; # output is 1

print "\n";
print "Do they match ? : ";
print $filename_a =~ /$filename_b_re/ ; # output is 1
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Another option(prefered, at least by me) is to use / instead of \\

$filename_a = "c:/abc.log";
$filename_b = "c:/abc.log";
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- Tom

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Re: NT paths and regexp by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Sep 12, 2003 at 14:47 UTC
You could also use the magic of qr// But only if you cut-and-paste the string, not if you do: `$filename_b_re = qr /$filename_b/;` [download] It's not the magic of qr that makes it work, it's the magic of cut-and-paste. This will work too: `print $filename_a =~ /c:\\abc.log/; # output is 1` [download] Abigail	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re: NT paths and regexp by tcf22 (Priest) on Sep 12, 2003 at 14:53 UTC
I know, I was giving some options. Like i said, the way I prefer to do it is using `c:/abc.log`. NT sees it as a valid path, and you don't have to worry about escaping anything. - Tom	[reply] [d/l]