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I am submitting a form that will replace matching fields in a template file with what was submitted.

The template file takes this form:

LABEL1: [field1]
LABEL2: [field2]
LABEL3: [field3]
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I open the template file, read each line into an array, then start working on each line as follows:

foreach $File (@File) {
    $File =~ s/\n//;
    foreach $Field (@InputFields) {
    $ReplaceVar = $FORM($Field);
    $SearchVar = '\[' . Field . '\]';
    $File =~ s/$SearchVar/$ReplaceVar/g;
  }
print "$File\n";
}
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QUESTIONS:
1. If someone does not fill Field1 in the form, the printout will show " LABEL: [Field1] ". How do I get rid of this. Do I first run the above, then run it again searching " '\[.*\]' " and replacing it with ""? I tried this but running it a second time erased all the fields.

2. What does " $File =~ s/\n//; " accomplish?

Thanks!

In reply to Pattern Match and Replace Problem by belize

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