[Cedarvalley] using subs with an s///g?

[Aaron Thompson]

Now to answer my own question...

the fix:

  $data =~ s/<!-- include:gallery_table -->/display_gallery_list()/eg;

... anyone know what the 'e' does (other than what I want)?

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On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 05:26:56PM -0600, Aaron Thompson wrote:
> I would like to replace a string with the results of a sub
> program the idea is as follows...
> 
> I have a sub 'display_gallery_list' that returns an HTML table
> listing some galleries... and I want to replace the string 
> '<!-- include:gallery_table -->' with the results of the sub.
> Also this global replacement is preferred.
> 
> something like this should be possible:
> 
>   $data =~ s/<!-- include:gallery_table -->/&display_gallery_list/g;
> 
> I don't want to use the $` and $' variables... 
> 
> Any ideas/suggestions?
> 
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