basename is more convenient i think. What do you say?
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> On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > 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!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> why not try this?
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> my @test='';
> my $test1='';
> my $string = "C:/test/me";
> @test = split('/',$string);
> print "@test\n";
> print "$test[$#test]\n";
>
> HTH.. Denis
>
>
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