From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Alan Womack <arwbackup@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: re: Perl
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:24:42 -0800
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To: Paul Kraus <pkraus@pelsupply.com>
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> How can I make this assignment in one statement. I know its going to be
something easy.
$path=$5;
$path=~s/ /\\ /g; <

won't 

$path=$5=~s/ /\\ /g;

work?  maybe have to put () around the $5=~, but I think it will work without that.
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