not elegant but this should work:
$res[0] = substr($data, 0, 3);
$res[1] = substr($data, 3);

Matt

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Subject: regular expression please - help
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dear price,
     Again Sorry for the inconvenience.


data is : CDM210909 or FDM210909
probelm is : i need to split this word into CDM  and 210909
--- ie, i wish to split this word into char (first 3 characters & remaining
)

@res=split( / .{3}/ , $data );

but i could'nt get the answer. can u please help me.

Expecting your ineffable Wishes,

Pons.
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