I'm using InstallAnywhere to do some pattern matching and replacing in the specified file. There is only one line in this file I want to modify. It looks like this:

bla.bla.bla = SomeWindows/Path With/Spaces In/It

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I want to change it to this: 
bla.bla.bla = SomeWindows/Path\ With/Spaces\ In/It

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The challenge is InstallAnywhere gives me two places to type, one says "Search For" and one says "Replace With". So if I only had one space to replace, and I didn't need the /g, I think it would look something like this:

Search For: 

^(bla.bla.bla\s=\s)([\S]+)(\s)([\S]+)$

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Replace With: 
$1$2\\$3$4

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Even this isn't working (it is in a test perl program, but not in IA, so I will call them about that tomorrow). But even if I get this to work, it won't help me if there are two spaces in the path. I need a global search and replace. So, I was wondering if I need to venture off into uncharted territory and use the cloistered pattern modifiers, but I have to admit, I am lost when I read that chapter in the Programming Perl. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

meshesnot

In reply to Pattern Match / Replace without s/ by meshesnot

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