>>> if you have in $string = q[1234 12345 12 5346 12367 123 123678123]; >>> Then $var1 will be '1234 12345 12 5346 12367 123 12367', but I thought you >>> wanted '1234 12345 12 5346 12367 123'? >>> Which one is the right one for what you are doing? >> >> You're right, I would want: >> >> 1234 12345 12 5346 12367 123 >> >> Can you show me how to do that properly? > > $var1 = substr($string,0,rindex($string,' ',35));
That seems to work great. I did some experimentation with $var2 but couldn't get it to behave properly. I need something like this: $var2 = substr($secondstring,0,rindex($string,' ',26)); but I need $secondstring to refer to the removed portion of $string. In case anyone's curious, this is to fit Google's AdWords requirements for ad text. I'm working with the Google::Adwords CPAN module. > If there are no spaces in the first 35 characters of $string, then $var = > $string. Just so I'm clear, $var1 = $string in that case right? - Grant -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
