>> Thanks guys. With some help I've come up with this: >> >> $string = 'abc def ghi jkl mno pqr stu vwx yz'; >> if(length($string) = 34) {$var1 = $string.":";} > > '=' is assignment, '==' is test for numerical equality. Change the above > line to: > if( length($string) == 34 ) { $var1 = $string . ':' } > >> if(length($string) > 34) { >> $string =~ s/\s//g; > > The above line deletes all of the spaces in $string. Is that what you want > to do?
All fixed up except for this. How can I remove only the spaces at the end of $var1 and $var2 if they exist? - Grant >> ($var1, $var2) = $string =~ /(.){35}(.){26}/; > > You should put your repeat specifiers inside the capture parentheses: > > ($var1, $var2) = ($string =~ /(.{35})(.{26})/); -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/