(Ovid) Re: regex and multiplication

Yes, add the /e switch:

$var =~ s/WORD\s(\d+)/"WORD " . (2 * $1)/e;
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See perlre for details.

Cheers,
Ovid

Update: Fixed post in response to tye's clarification.

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RE: Re: regex and multiplication by tye (Sage) on Sep 21, 2000 at 20:27 UTC
You should quote the parts of the replacement you don't want executed: `s/WORD\s(\d+)/"WORD ".(2$1)/e;` [download] Or, how I'd write it: `s/(WORD\s)(\d+)/$1.(2$2)/e;` [download] - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")	[reply] [d/l] [select]