"Dan Muey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I would think, and have been trying :
> $line =~ /\$myVariable/
> If I do $line like this :
That's exctly right.
> $line = 'HI $myVariable';
> If($line =~ /\$myVariable/) { print "HI"; }
> It works great, the problem is I can't do $line like that.
You definitely haven't got in $line what you think you have. Unless your
real code has an expression there instead of a plain variable?
Try printing $line before the test. My bet is that it's been interpolated by
then.
/R
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