Hello Monks , I have a question here . I have this input file which contain the following : 
 echo "insert into table1 values ('$1',sysdate,null,null,null,'OP',nul
+l,'$5','IR',$2,$4,$3);" >> $OPONE
}

COW ()
{
echo "insert into COLL values ('$1',sysdate,null,null,null,'OP',null,'
+$5','$2','$3','$4','$6','0');" >> $OPCOW
L_FILE
}

MONKS ()
{
echo "insert into monks values ('$1',sysdate,null,null,null,'OP',null,
+'$8','$5',2329,$2,$4,$3);" >> $OPTHREE
}


ARAMPSBADJ ()
{
echo "insert into aramp values ('$1',sysdate,null,null,null,'OP',null,
+'B');" >> $OP
}

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what I am trying to do is open that file and for the function monks change the value 2329 in the insert statment to somthing else let's say 9999 so my input file should look the same except for this line 
MONKS ()
{
echo "insert into monks values ('$1',sysdate,null,null,null,'OP',null,
+'$8','$5',9999,$2,$4,$3);" >> $OPTHREE
}

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Can some one show me the best way to do it : , I am trying somthing like 

while(<INPUT>)
{
if ( $flag == 1 ) {
s/MONKSPART/MONKSPART$newchanges/ if /MONKS ()/;
$flag = 0 if /^fi/;
                }
                $flag = 1 if /^}/;

}

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In reply to Changing input file by Anonymous Monk

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