Re^2: how to insert new line in text file after regex match?

[marinersk]

An interesting approach, Aaron.

Most folks here would make OP show the current code set, to ensure they understood the whole read file/write file process, and that all they were stuck on were particulars of the logic.

You kind of took an interesting middle ground and fed him a complete-from-scratch working example, but he had to at least show enough cleverness to adapt it to his needs.

Not sure it's the middle ground I would have chosen, but it is a creative way to not do absolutely everything for the student.

[aaron_baugher]

That's what I was shooting for; didn't know how well I succeeded. We get a lot of questions from people who clearly should still be working through getting a "Hello world!" script working. I figured if he was one of them, my example would be no help to him; but if he had some experience and skill, he'd be okay. It's a hard balance to find, though, between giving a fish and teaching to fish.