As long as the format of what you want (file.txt) remains the same you could do the following:
($stuffattheend) = $string =~ /\/(\w+\.\w+)$/; Danny -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 11:41 AM To: Perl Beginners Subject: cutting a string What is the function of cutting a string from a point until the last character? For example $string="C:/progra~1/directory1/directory2/file.txt"; i want to find the last backslash (/) of the string and keep the sequence following it (file.txt) Is it simple? I tried with the split function but it returns a list. I just want a scalar! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
