How find and replace a string in the HTML file

[jussi]

hi gurus

I need to replace some string in the html file but haven't manage to
work it out.

In a HTML file I have a string :

......<a href="javascript:CreateList(TopForm)"><img
src="images/playselected.gif" bgcolor="#949494" align="right/"
border="0"></a>
....


Which I need to replace with this one:

&nbsp;


I have look for exsample HTML:arser but couldn't understand how it
works !!

So please, give me exsample code how to find a string and replace it.

Thanks advance
-Jussi

 

[Julia De Silva]

hi gurus

I need to replace some string in the html file but haven't manage to
work it out.

In a HTML file I have a string :

.....<a href="javascript:CreateList(TopForm)"><img
src="images/playselected.gif" bgcolor="#949494" align="right/"
border="0"></a>
....
Which I need to replace with this one:

&nbsp;

I'm CERTAINLY NOT a guru but

my $str = "Mary had a large lamb";

$str = s/large/little/g;

might get you started

J

 

[Julia De Silva]

Sorry That's
my $str = "Mary had a large lamb";
$str =~ s/large/little/g;

J

 

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

I need to replace some string in the html file but haven't manage to
work it out.

In a HTML file I have a string :

.....<a href="javascript:CreateList(TopForm)"><img
src="images/playselected.gif" bgcolor="#949494" align="right/"
border="0"></a>
....

Which I need to replace with this one:

&nbsp;

I have look for exsample HTML:arser but couldn't understand how it
works !!

If you search this group, you'll find examples of how to use it.

If the above is the only thing you want to replace, something like this
may be sufficient:

$html =~ s#<a\s+href.+?CreateList\(TopForm\).+?</a>#&nbsp;#is;

 

[jussi]

Thanks Gunnar, it work fine !

But when I use the same method to find and replace next string:

<a
href="javascriptopUpPlayFile('./PlayFile.asp?E:\\video\\506-TEST-VIDEO.mpg@$$@506-SRI%CH20so-',1)">


With this:
<a ref file://LINK_TO_VIDEO >

And I do it like this

$html =~
s#<a\s+href"javascriptopUpPlayFile.+?506-TEST-VIDEO.+?>img<#<a ref
file://LINK_TO_VIDEO >#is;

This doesn't work. Any help would be nice ..

-Jussi

 

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

Thanks Gunnar, it work fine !

What works fine? Please provide context when replying to a message, as
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But when I use the same method to find and replace next string:

<a
href="javascriptopUpPlayFile('./PlayFile.asp?E:\\video\\506-TEST-VIDEO.mpg@$$@506-SRI%CH20so-',1)">

With this:
<a ref file://LINK_TO_VIDEO >

Do you possibly mean

And I do it like this

$html =~
s#<a\s+href"javascriptopUpPlayFile.+?506-TEST-VIDEO.+?>img<#<a ref

-------------^---------------------------------------------^^^^

Where is the equality sign?

What's 'img<'?

file://LINK_TO_VIDEO >#is;

This doesn't work. Any help would be nice ..

You can help both yourself and us by checking your code _carefully_
before asking hundreds of people for help.