Parse inf comments in perl?

[Vinay]

Hi Guys, I am a new Member to this group. I hope I can contribute as
well as gain information to use Perl in a better way.
My first query here is I have a project to parse and remove comments in
a text file. The comments are described as:
Any characters following a semicolon on the same line, unless the
semicolon appears within a "quoted string"
Is there a s/// regular expression possible to do the same for me or
would I need to parse the string explicitly? What would be the best way
to parse it in case I have to do it that way. Any helpfull pointers
would be appreciated
Thanks in advance,
Vinay

 

[Dr.Ruud]

Vinay schreef:

My first query here is I have a project to parse and remove comments
in a text file. The comments are described as:
Any characters following a semicolon on the same line, unless the
semicolon appears within a "quoted string"

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