Re^4: Programming Language to generate Perl Scripts

I need to generate separate perl scripts, based on the values within the XML file. I am a n00b to perl. What do I need to do say if I want to write $samaadhi(not the value, the text) into a file.

Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes? Still giving a thought of using perl. XML::Twig seems cool.

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Re^5: Programming Language to generate Perl Scripts by marto (Cardinal) on May 14, 2010 at 15:59 UTC
"Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes?" Not necessarily. "I am a n00b to perl" The tutorials section of this site is fantastic. You should spend some time reading the following: http://learn.perl.org http://perldoc.perl.org The Tutorials section of this site.	[reply]
Re^5: Programming Language to generate Perl Scripts by JavaFan (Canon) on May 14, 2010 at 16:13 UTC
Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes? Maybe. Why do you think it will be less of a mess of single quotes and double quotes if you would program it in a different language? `# Perl print '$samaadhi'; # Prints the text, not the value. # shell echo '$samaadhi'; /* C */ #include <stdio.h> printf("$samaadhi"); // Java System.out.print("$samaadhi"); # Python print "$samaadhi"; { Pascal } Write("$smaadhi"); // C++ #include <iostream> std::cout << "$samaadhi"; -- Haskell putStrLn "$samaadhi"; # MMIX string BYTE "$samaadhi", 0 Main GETA $255,string TRAP 0,Fputs,StdOut` [download] Seems it's not any easier in another language.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Programming Language to generate Perl Scripts by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 14, 2010 at 16:50 UTC
Wouldn't it be a mess of single quotes and double quotes? No. For the reasons I already gave, it would be less of a mess in Perl. `Perl: print($fh q{for (keys(%h)) { print("$_: $h{$k}\n"); }}); C: fprintf(fh, "for (keys(%%h)) { print(\"$_: $h{$_}\\n\"); }"); fprintf(fh, "%s", "for (keys(%h)) { print(\"$_: $h{$_}\\n\"); }"); fputs("for (keys(%h)) { print(\"$_: $h{$_}\\n\"); }", fh);` [download] 3 or 4 extra escapes in C.	[reply] [d/l]