I need to debug this script. This is an urgent requirement

Type: use strict; very fast

 --> Global symbol "$string" requires explicit package name at bugscri
+pt.pl line 18.

Execution of bugscript.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

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Ok, we got one!

Can't see the strings "newname" or "oldname" in your script. Can we have an example of the matching line?

(...few minutes later...)

Ok, i see... Try to be as clear as you can.

my $filename = $ARGV[0];
my $oldname = $ARVG[2];
my $newname = $ARGV[1];

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oldname = 2, newname = 1... you want to change 2 by 1. Could I suggest to replace 1 by 2 instead and avoid unnecessary obfuscation?

my $string =~ s/^module.*?$oldname.*?([\\(;])/module $newname$1/sg;

Mmmh, I'm not very comfortable with the idea of to use ";" or "(" as last character of a filename...

In reply to Re: Bug in script, regex help req extreme urgent by pvaldes
in thread Bug in script, regex help req extreme urgent by sid.verycool

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