in reply to Re: Assign scalar to array
in thread Assign scalar to array

The \ is an operator, and \ has no effect inside double quotes.

That's not true. It most definitely had an effect (escaped the "@" to prevent interpolation). Just not the desired one.

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Re^3: Assign scalar to array
by topteam (Initiate) on May 18, 2010 at 16:49 UTC

    Dear Monks,

    This is working great now! Many thanks for your patience and assistance

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