Re: [MacPerl] $/ Question... AARRGHHHHhhh!

[MacPerl <macperl@wce.wwu.edu>]

On Wed, 19 Jun 1996, Power Mac Pac wrote:

> Is there a problem with setting the input line delimiter to something 
> like:
> 
> $/ = "\x0D\x0D\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0A*\x0D\x0A {38}"; 
> (don't work)
                                    ^
isn't the * used a pattern match.  what if you try \* to specify that you 
truly want the char "*".

kenn

> When I put the * in there I get a freeze (7500/100 w/7.5.3 rev 2.0) 
> without 
> the * the script works fine.
> 
> my original line delimiter was:
> $/ = "\x0D\x0D\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0A\x0D\x0A {38}";
> (worked)
> 
> but I found a particular instance where one record is short some 
> linefeeds.
> 
> 
> 
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