Subj : Text Compare
To   : Angus Mcleod
From : Deuce
Date : Wed Feb 02 2005 01:23 am

  Re: Text Compare
  By: Angus Mcleod to Digital Man on Tue Feb 01 2005 21:37:00

 >  > There is no "always right" answer to the question. If the change was from
 >  > previously unused text line (perhaps with "<UNUSEDxxx>" as the value) to 
 >  > in-use line, then the "right" answer would be to use the new stock text.d
 >  > value. IF the change was simply a matter of color/attribute change, then 
 >  > "right" answer would be to use the sysop's custom text.dat value.
 > 
 > Yea, I realise this.  My sad face was over the prospect of adding a "user
 > interface" to what was a simple command-line app.

print "$line1\n$line2\nUse modifed (second) line? "; if(<STDIN>=~/^[Yy]/)
{$newline=$line2} else {$newline=$line1};

Not too bad...

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