The //'s around the ? treat the first paramater of the split() function as a regular expression, which treats the question mark as a special character (saying to match the preceding char(s) zero or one time). If you're trying to split $testdata with an actual question mark, try using quotes instead of //'s or escape the question mark with a backslash.
one way: split( "?", $testdata ); or another: split( /\?/, $testdata); and I'm sure there are others... :) Jason If memory serves me right, on Thursday 31 January 2002 11:02, Darren Simpson wrote: > hi. i keep getting wierd errors when i try to split a string. the string > is > > split(/?/,$testdata); > > the error i get is > > /?/: ?+* follows nothing in regexp > > what does it mean > > Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
