Sorry for the bother, but a bolt of lightning hit me head and gave me a one liner that would also work:
$longdate =~ s/^(\w+\s)//; While not entirely true, my mind thinks that if I can do it in one step, I can fool myself into thinking that I know what the heck I'm doing!! ;) I'm still hoping to advance past the beginner stage one day. Good day >Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:32:45 -0500 >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Carl Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: I thought I knew.... > >At 03:20 PM 11/29/2001 -0800, A. Rivera wrote: >>OK, I have this.. >> >>$longdate="Fri November 29, 2001"; >>And I want just the November 29, 2001 part. > >How about >$longdate =~ /(\w+\s)/; >$longdate =~ s/$1//; > >Not too elegant, but it works for this example, I think -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
