Hans Meier (John Doe) am Dienstag, 14. Februar 2006 21.35: > if (/^\s*([A-Z][a-z])+\s*([A-Z][a-z])+\s*$/) { > # input is ok, so now we format: > my $formatted="$1 $2"; > do_something_with($formatted); > }
Sorry, this is completely bullshit, shuld have tested before hitting send. my $userinput=" Hans \n Meier "; if ($userinput=~/^\s*([A-Z][a-z]+)\s+([A-Z][a-z]+)\s*$/) { # input is ok, so now we format: my $formatted="$1 $2"; print $formatted; } print $userinput; -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>