--- Brian Bukeavich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I need a little help with the split function. I'm trying to split a line
> based on comma delimeters(,), but when I use the syntax below I don't get
> the results I expect. What am I doing wrong? Is there a an special escape
> sequence for a comma?
>
> my @asLine = split (/,/, $_);
Just a quick guess, but much of the comma-delimited data that I see has quoted fields
that have
commas embedded in the quotes:
"Poe, Curtis", 34, "Aspiring Screenwriter, Programmer"
Trying to split the above line on commas will result in five fields instead of three.
You should
probably use a module like Text::CSV or something similar.
If you show us some sample input, expected output, and actual output, we can offer
better advice.
Cheers,
Curtis Poe
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Onsite! Technology (http://www.onsitetech.com/)
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