in reply to Re^2: Searching hardcoded variables
in thread Searching hardcoded variables

If all your hardcoded data is coming from an external program, then you can just search for the back-quotes. You can even write a Perl-program to do so and (if all hardcoded material follows the same format) replace it by your variables.

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A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James

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