Changing Array Contents

[logic4fun]

Hi all,
I am a newbie in perl and tried to search perl forums for my question but couldnt get the answer.
Also i am not sure even if it is possible or not..

What i am trying to accomplish is.. I have an array

@data = (a b c d)

and i need to change it as

@data = ('a',b,c,'d').

All i need is i would like to alter the values of some array elements to have quotes and join them with comma. I am able to join with , but not able to figure out how to alter individual element.

I tried the basic way where i take all the values into variables and then join..it works..but i am sure there is a better way to do it.

any help is appreciated..

thanks a bunch

 

[KevinADC]

It seems like you want a string, not an array. Elements in an array are almost always quoted, except for numbers.

Both of these arrays will generate a syntax error or a warning:

@data = (a b c d)
@data = ('a',b,c,'d')

So I am confused about what you are wanting to do. Can you explain it again?

 

[logic4fun]

Sorry for not being clear, What i am trying to do is pull the data from the database using perl DBI and insert into some other table. When i fetch a row it will be stored into an array..and when i want to insert i need to add quotes or modify elements as per the table requrements.

Row i fetch into array
@data will have following elements (johnson 59484 5025 supervisor)

When i want to insert i need the list to be modified as

('johnson',59484,5025,'supervisor') So that the table can differentiate between inter columns vs. char columns.


Lemme know if i am not clear.

 

[KevinADC]

OK, well I am weak in this area of perl, hopefully another member can help you.