On May 23, John W. Krahn said:
>> while ($chopped_char ne "."){
>> chop $netout_new;
>> $chopped_char = "how do i get this???"
>> }
>
>$netout_new =~ s/(?<=\.)\d+$//;
Check your logic -- the OP wants to remove "." as well:
s/\.\d+$//;
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