>> Is there a generally accepted way to get the "base" of a filename, i.e. >> strip off the multi-letter extension without using any modules? I've been >> doing something like this: >> >> $fname = shift; >> $fname =~ s/\.[^.]+$//; >> >> It feels a little hokey, though. Maybe it's just me. > > Sure, that's fine -- but why don't you want to use modules? > > File::Basename has been in the core distribution for a long time.
Maybe I just always felt that if you use modules, you lose portability and the purity of the language. Is that true? or not? If a module is in the core distribution, why doesn't it get incorporated into the language itself? - B -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
