"Dan" schreef:
Please don't top-post. > "name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > the question was pertaining to get 'name' out of "name" at the start, > and the email address out of the <<>> brackets. however i managed to > figure that one out by playing. Don't play but use Regexp::Common::Email::Address http://search.cpan.org/search?m=module&q=Regexp::Common::Email::Address > say for example, the subject said: > item no.00001313131 - notification of an instant payment received > from ebay_user ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Use something like if ( /^Subject:\sitem no[.](\d+)\s-\s notification\sof\san\sinstant\s payment\sreceived\sfrom\s (.*?)\s [(]([EMAIL PROTECTED])[)]$/x ) { print "item:$1, name:$2, address:$3\n"; } (untested) If the length of some of the \s (whitespace) can be >1, make those \s+. -- Affijn, Ruud "Gewoon is een tijger." -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
