On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Javeed SAR wrote:
> > > I have a statement as follows; > I need to split them into 3 parts; > > * test_merge1 \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws > > > LIke this: > $var1 should have * > $var2 should have test_merge1 > $var3 should have \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws > I guess this should do the trick. $str = '* test_merge1 \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws'; my ($var1, $var2, $var3) = split(/\s+/, $str, 3); George. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]