> ## This Does what I want !!
> $tmp ="Joe Smore1qazxswedcvfrtgbnhytujmkilptyoXXXXt5000";
> ($tmp) = $tmp =~ m/^(\w{3})/;
> print "$tmp\n"; ## "Joe"
>
> Why does $tmp need '(...)' ??Regular expression matches return ($1, $2, ...) in list context. The parentheses force that. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
