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[MES]

I have a quick question - I have a script that reads .txt files and
from the file creates a file that is emailed to the requestor. I
want the name of the file to be the name of the input file without the
..txt at the end. How can this be done?

Ex:

$file = text.txt

outputfile = "$file .html


My outputfile comes out - test.txt.html

I would like it to be test.html

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

 

[Jürgen Exner]

I have a quick question - I have a script that reads .txt files and
from the file creates a file that is emailed to the requestor. I
want the name of the file to be the name of the input file without the
.txt at the end. How can this be done?

Ex:

$file = text.txt

outputfile = "$file .html


My outputfile comes out - test.txt.html

I would like it to be test.html

perldoc -f rename

jue

 

[Joe Smith]

$file = text.txt
outputfile = "$file .html

My outputfile comes out - test.txt.html

I would like it to be test.html

Can anyone help?

That is a trivial application of the substitute operator.

($outputfile = $file) =~ s/search_string/replacement_string/;

You should be able to figure out what to put for search_string and
replacement_string.

-Joe