you want split then.. my $names = "Jesus Mary Joseph"; my @n = split /\s+/, $names;
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: qw for variables? Greetings; No, I mean if $names contains "Jesus Mary Joseph" and I do my @n = qw( $names ); I want the same results as if I had done my @n = qw( Jesus Mary Joseph ); Obviously qw() does not work this way, but I can't find the equivalent that does. Thanks, Dennis >}On Feb 19, 17:47, "=?iso-8859-1?q?Jonathan=20E.=20Paton?=" wrote: >} Subject: Re: qw for variables? >> What does the equivalent of qw(???) for a variable? > >You mean like: > >my @array = ($var1, $var2, $var3); > >Jonathan Paton > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Everything you'll ever need on one web page >from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts >http://uk.my.yahoo.com > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >}-- End of excerpt from "=?iso-8859-1?q?Jonathan=20E.=20Paton?=" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the sender's own, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Summit Systems Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]