OT: PERL

That's all that's needed: In UltraEdit, parsing an HSpice library into PSpice format, it's now reduced to a find and replace (with PERL RegEx activated):

Find: '(\w.*)'

Replace: {\1}

Thus I can convert a file full of expressions in HSpice format (enclosed in single quotes) to PSpice format (enclosed by curly brackets) about as fast as you can blink :-)

Thanks to all who helped me decipher the less than clear PERL RegEx help !!! ...Jim Thompson

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Not at all. For that try APL.

Perl is not my favorite language, PCRE is fine for string bashing. = Trying to do the same with APL is a real monster.

YMMV

?-)

I like awk (gawk for GNU version), but use perl when more control, like handling signals and/or sockets, is needed.

Awk is named for the three authors, 'k' is for Kernigan of 'C' fame.

Perl can do anything, it seems. But it's difficult for a casual programmer to use effectively without some guidance.

To a different query, I use the Camel book (forgot the title) and the Perl cookbook (both O'Reilly) as references a decade ago.

Of course. So many standards to choose from!

Grant.

I don't need PERL per se, I just need to understand how to write regular expressions that confirm to PERL. My UltraEdit has PERL search and replace capability built-in. I'm gradually building my own expression cookbook ;-) ...Jim Thompson

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Thanks for the confirmation, i had concluded that some posts up.

?-)