I am trying to do a substitution using RE but it is not yielding correct results
my initial_string is:
$initial_string = "REPLACE";
my replace_with string is:
$replace_with_string = '\\decs17\dq';
When I do: $initial_string =~ s{REPLACE}{$replace_with_string};It gives me initial_string as
\decs17\dq
Note that the double back slash is missing. When I do:
$initial_string =~ s{REPLACE}{\Q$replace_with_string\E};
It makes more mess by making intial_string as
\\decs17\\dq
What should I use with the substitution. Help is appreciated.!!

In reply to string interpolation in RE by asinghvi

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