FlashMX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I need to search for a certain string in a datafile and
: execute some other code if a match is found.
:
: Do I have to read in the file before I can perform a grep?
Yes.
: I thought the grep works like it would from a command line?
: grep "string to search" <FILENAME>
No. Read the manual.
HTH,
Charles K. Clarkson
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