On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 08:07:56AM -0700, Xuning Wang wrote: > Hi: > > I have a question about replacing $ sign when it is > before a digit. For example: > > $str = "$1.12"; > > I want to extact the dollar amount 1.12 from $str. > > If I do this: > $str =~ s/\$//; > > $str then become .12. The "$1" in "$1.12" is > interpreted first before substitution is applied. How > do I prevent this? I can't use this: > $str ='$1.12' because the $1.12 is read from a file. > > Does anyone have a suggestion?
Something else is going on, but I can't say exactly where. $ echo '$1.12' | perl -ple 's/\$//' 1.12 Perhaps you have some other interpolation going on where you don't need it? -- Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pjcj.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
