Hi Raphael,
On Saturday 22 Jan 2011 11:03:28 raphael() wrote:
> Hello,
>
> qmv.exe (from renameutils) lets you edit multiple filenames in a text
> editor.
> I cannot get it to work in cygwin 1.7x (gives fork + jump error ??). So I
> tried to write it in Perl.
>
> qmv's format is simple
>
> filename-1 <empty space> filename_1_to_be_edited
> filename 2 <empty space> filename_2_to_be_edited
> filename_3 <empty space> filename_3_to_be_edited
>
> You edit the names and then it renames the files you have changed. Problem
> I am having is how can I split the two file names by space
> since file name itself might also have spaces in them.
>
> I tried something like this
>
> ( $OldFileName, $NewFileName ) = split /\s{5,}/;
>
1. You should use my here so the variables will be declared the closest to
their usage.
2. You shouldn't use "$_".
3. Please avoid CamelCase names.
> It works but not always.
When doesn't it work? Can you give a test case?
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
> I also thought to use and alternate anchor like pipe or comma but it looks
> ugly.
> Beside qmv.exe uses space to separate file names Any help would be
> appreciated. Thanks.
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