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is there a better way than grep ?

 


gerble1000
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Jun 1, 2012, 6:12 AM

Post #1 of 5 (1366 views)
is there a better way than grep ? Can't Post
im using mechanise to login and do things.

Code
$mech->save_content( 'test.txt' ); 
 
open(FILE,"test.txt"); 
if (grep{/word_to_look_for/} <FILE>){ 
close FILE; 
"run some code"; 
}else{ 
close FILE; 
"run some code"; 
}
is there a better way to do this .
i want to check the returned page from mechanize and see if it contains a sentence then i want an if/else statement


BillKSmith
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Jun 1, 2012, 8:15 AM

Post #2 of 5 (1362 views)
Re: [gerble1000] is there a better way than grep ? [In reply to] Can't Post
Your approach is not bad. I could suggest several others, but each would be a trade-off among several issues.

  • Conforming to coding standards


  • Time required to write and test the perl code.


  • Ease in making possible future changes.


  • Memory required.


  • Execution Speed.


  • Time that file is open.


  • Use of an explicit function (e.g. any in List::MoreUtils)

    • Good Luck,
    Bill


    FishMonger
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    Jun 1, 2012, 8:27 AM

    Post #3 of 5 (1359 views)
    Re: [gerble1000] is there a better way than grep ? [In reply to] Can't Post
    It would be more efficient to work with the data in memory rather than saving the content to a file that you then need to open and read. Disk I/O is generally the slowest aspect of a given process.


    gerble1000
    User

    Jun 1, 2012, 8:37 AM

    Post #4 of 5 (1356 views)
    Re: [FishMonger] is there a better way than grep ? [In reply to] Can't Post
    would you have an example please :)
    and do you think grep is the best way of doing this


    FishMonger
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    Jun 1, 2012, 8:46 AM

    Post #5 of 5 (1354 views)
    Re: [gerble1000] is there a better way than grep ? [In reply to] Can't Post
    I have never worked with WWW::Mechanize but glancing over its documentation I see a content method that could be used to save the content to a scalar and if you do that, then I'd use the index function instead of grep to test for the existence of what you need.

     
     


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