Hello rsFalse,

I want $some_file to become syntactically correct.

Do you mean you want to turn a text file into syntactically correct Perl? If so, this sounds like a recipe for disaster. Are you going to eval "$some_file"; after prepending a $ sigil to each word? If the file comes from an untrustworthy source, it could destroy your system. And if from a trusted source, why the need to re-write it? And how do you know in advance that a variable should be prepended with a $, and not an @ or a %?

This is beginning to look like an XY Problem. Might be a better idea to explain what you’re trying to achieve. It’s likely the monks will be able to steer you towards a better strategy.

Hope that helps,

Athanasius <°(((>< contra mundum Iustus alius egestas vitae, eros Piratica,

In reply to Re^3: text has single and double quotes and anychar. how to assign this text? by Athanasius
in thread text has single and double quotes and anychar. how to assign this text? by rsFalse

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