> Hi all,
>
> say that
>
> $directory = "C:\\directory\\*.*"
>
> and I am trying to remove the *.* from the end using
>
> $directory = trim($directory);
>
>
> where
>
> trim is
>
> sub trim {
>my( $result) = @_;
>
> $result =~ s/^\s+(.*?)\s+$/$1/;
Because . And * have special mea
Jair Santos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> say that
use strict;# always
use warnings; # usually
> $directory = "C:\\directory\\*.*"
Use single quotes for cuter code.
my $directory = 'C:\directory\*.*';
> and I am trying to remove the *.* from the end using
>
> $directory = trim($directory);
Hi all,
say that
$directory = "C:\\directory\\*.*"
and I am trying to remove the *.* from the end using
$directory = trim($directory);
where
trim is
sub trim {
my( $result) = @_;
$result =~ s/^\s+(.*?)\s+$/$1/;
$result =~ s/\s//g;
return $result;
}
Can anybody point me out why
