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i have a file temp.txt which has a line
ENVELOPE = "hkdscj@ljld.com";

in my perl script;send-multi.pl
my $user = "rshah1\@yahoo.com";
`perl -i -wpe 's/ENVELOPE = ".*"/ENVELOPE = "$user"/g' send-multi.pl`;

i want to replace hkdscj@ljld.com with rshah1\@yahoo.com

ozo

my $user = "rshah1\@yahoo.com";
{local @ARGV=("temp.txt"); local $^I='';
while( <> ){
s/ENVELOPE = ".*?"/ENVELOPE = "$user"/g;
print;
}
}

shahrahulb

ASKER

not working

Tintin

or just run from the command line:

perl -i -pe 's/ENVELOPE = ".*?"/ENVELOPE = "rshah1\@yahoo.com"/g' temp.txt

ozo

Is
ENVELOPE = "hkdscj@ljld.com";
The exact line in temp.txt?
Could those spaces be tabs?
s/(ENVELOPE\s*=\s*)".*?"/$1"rshah1\@yahoo.com"/g

manav_mathur

>`perl -i -wpe 's/ENVELOPE = ".*"/ENVELOPE = "$user"/g' send-multi.pl`;

Do you want to change the entry in temp.txt or send-multi.pl??

shahrahulb

ASKER

in send-multi.pl

in my perl script;send-multi.pl
my $user = "rshah1\@yahoo.com";
`perl -i -wpe 's/ENVELOPE = ".*"/ENVELOPE = "$user"/g' send-multi.pl`;

this is not working

manav_mathur

you say that ENVELOPE line is contained in temp.txt?? or is it in send-multi.pl??

Apologies, but im getting slightly confused by what you require

Manav

shahrahulb

ASKER

i m really sorry, its my fault.

my script temp.pl has the following 2 statements
my $user = "rshah1\@yahoo.com";
`perl -i -wpe 's/ENVELOPE = ".*"/ENVELOPE = "$user"/g' send-multi.pl`;

and envelope is in send-multi.pl

manav_mathur

Are you running this on a Windows or a Unix OS??

shahrahulb

ASKER

unix

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