John W. Krahn wrote: > Rob Dixon wrote: >> >> John W. Krahn wrote: >>> Scot Needy wrote: >>>> >>>> ($wwwname,$cust,$YYMMDDay) = split('\.',$_); >>> >>> The first argument to split is a regular expression. >>> >>> my ( $wwwname, $cust, $YYMMDDay ) = split /\./; >> >> But, as it has an implied 'm', > > I don't know what you mean by this. Could you explain please? >
Sure. I'm saying that split '\.'; actually compiles as split m'\.' and is therefore the same. It has to be a valid quotation character though, because anything else won't be recognised out of context. split m%\.% works fine, but split %\.% gives a syntax error. > >> any delimiter will do. > > Have you tried it? Yes :-) Cheers, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]