#!/usr/local/bin/perl
# fourth time is the charm - i did not notice the posting instructions
# i thought it was part of another perl question - sorry.
use strict;
my $date_cfg;
my $new_date;
print "Enter date of config file using : ";
$date_cfg=<>; # you actually have to get the input chomp $date_cfg;
#chomp off the lf
$date_cfg =~ s!(\d{4})/(\d{2})(\d{2})!$2/$3/$1!;
#               year / month day      mo/da/yr 
die "Wrong date config" unless ( -e "/home/limo/Perl/$date_cfg/test");
# not sure what the until was here - might have been part of a larger 
+construct 
# that u simplified for the example. 
print "Creating Juniper configuration file from: $date_cfg\n";
#hth, ___cliff rayman___cliff_at_rayman.com

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In reply to Re: positional variable question by Anonymous Monk
in thread positional variable question by Limo

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