ALL, I have 2 variables $last_accessed and $owner_line
$last_accessed=": Last accessed 20-Apr-04.12:57:30 by [EMAIL PROTECTED]"; $owner_line="Owner: opc_bld : rwx (all)"; -From $last_accessed i want the foll output in variables : $view_day=20 $view_month=Apr $view_year=04 -From $owner_line i want the foll output in variable: $owner=opc_bld How should i split $last_accessed and $owner_line What i want to do after getting the date,month and year , is compare it with todays date, if the difference is greater then 30 days then do XX,how should i implement in perl. TIA jack __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>