I have a text string = "^0176 ^0176" I have set $a = "^0176 ^0176"; I have set $b = "^0176 ";
I'm using text =~ s/$a/$b/g; And the text string doesn't change. I expected it to come out as "^0176 " after the substitution. What is wrong with my logic? Bruce Bowen 401-568-8315