I've simplified the previous example. The problem is I don't know what will be pulled from the string or how it will be put together in the output. So the sub call would fail if 
$searchString = "(T)(est).(.{2}).*";
$outputString = 'This $3 a $1$2';
$sampleData = "Test is good";

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because I would only be sending $1.

I need to be able to have a regex in that splits up the string, and then another string that defines how to piece it back together. The way it is split up and recombined needs to be able to change. Sorry if I didn't explain it very well.

In reply to Re^2: Uninitialized scalar inside a scalar? by n00bsauce
in thread Uninitialized scalar inside a scalar? by n00bsauce

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