Hi All, I have a small problem in reading from a file.
I have a template file in which one of the line looks like this.


Sam is riding a __VEHICLE__ ...


I will be replacing __VEHICLE__ with a string value which i normally  
+get it from databse. Problem is, i will be using this variable '__VEH
+ICLE__' at many places in my file. I need the value to be printed in 
+caps in some places and small letters in some places.


I tried to print the value by placing \U....\E character in file itsel
+f. But while printing, these escape characters are not recognized.


Line in file :Sam is riding a \U__VEHICLE__\E ...
replacing __VEHICLE__ with 'car' during reading
Output Looks like this.
Sam is riding a \Ucar\E ...


Is there any way to recognize these characters from file and get the r
+esult as expected.

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