tom arnall wrote: > the following code: > > $_='abcd'; > @f = /(x)(y)|(a)(b)/; > > makes the first two cells of '@f' to be undefined, then puts 'a' and 'b' in > the third and fourth cells. how do i get the system to put 'a' and 'b' in the > first two cells and to produce no undefined cells?
@f = grep defined, /(x)(y)|(a)(b)/; John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>