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Calcite | Level 5

Calcite | Level 5

can some on explain: prxchange('s/^\x00+ +$/ /', -1,my_column) as changed_column

Posted 09-19-2014 10:48 AM (1304 views)

prxhange('s/^\x00+ +$/ /', -1,my_column) as changed_column

I understand it as prxchange('substitute/pattern,/replacement/',until end of source, my_column) as changed_column, am I right?

can some one explain the pattern /^\x00+ +$/ ?

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Barite | Level 11

Barite | Level 11

Re: can some on explain: prxchange('s/^\x00+ +$/ /', -1,my_column) as changed_column

Posted 09-19-2014 12:58 PM (1254 views) | In reply to venka

did you google for the perl regular expressions?

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