I want to search a file for a string, then ignore it and pull out entries that don't contain the string. I've tried lots of things but can't seem to make it work.
file is format is
xxxxxxxxxxx||xx x||xxxxxxx||xxx xx||searchstrin g||xxxxxx|\xxxx xx <-- dump these
xxxxxxxxxxx||xx x||xxxxxxx||xxx xx||xxxxxxxxxx| |xxxxxx|\xxxxxx <--need these lines
using this code works to find the string using =~ but using !~ doesn't seem to do anything
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##############################################################
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#Get rid of GP entries
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##############################################################
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open (FHNDL, ">$errorfile") || die "ERROR Could not open file!\n";
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open(SEARCHFILE, "<$tempfile1") || die "Could not open file!\n";
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while (<SEARCHFILE>)
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{
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if ($_ !~/$searchstring3/)
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{
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print FHNDL $_;
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}
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}
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close (FHNDL);
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###############################################################
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5 1372 numberwhun 3,509
Recognized Expert Moderator Specialist
Just a quick look at your code does not tell me what $searchstring3 is getting set to. I wonder if you have to escape the $ because in regular expressions, the $ is a special character meaning match the end of line. You may have to put a \ before it to escape it.
I just tried the following code against your sample dump and it finds only the line without the search string. -
use strict;
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use warnings;
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open(FILE, "<./dump.txt");
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while(<FILE>)
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{
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if($_ !~ m/\|\|searchstring\|\|/ig)
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{
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print("$_");
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}
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}
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Regards,
Jeff
KevinADC 4,059
Recognized Expert Specialist
it looks like it should work. Post some sample data and sample search string.
Jeff:
perl interpolates scalars and arrays in matching regular expressions, so you would not want to escape the $ symbol if that is a scalar being used for the search pattern. When a bare '$' is at the end of the pattern that indicates end of string anchor:
anyplace else and it is interpreted as a scalar.
numberwhun 3,509
Recognized Expert Moderator Specialist
I knew that it did, but couldn't remember if you had to escape the $. I know at the end of the regex what it means, but didn't know if it should be escaped otherwise.
Well, the code I posted does work, so I would definitely do a check to ensure that the variable is being set to something that exactly matches what is in the unwanted lines by using a print statement then.
Regards,
Jeff
KevinADC 4,059
Recognized Expert Specialist
OK. Don't escape it unless looking for a literal $ sign in the pattern. :)
Hi, the function does work
I think the problem was a line feed next to the searchstring. I've modified it search a little bit further along thanks for your help
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