Hi I have a really simple problem that I could solve easily with a strstr() call in c but cannot get my head around in perl.
I have have the following input. Active Accounted actions on tty57, User fred Priv 1 Task ID 35176, Network Accounting record, 02:04:00 Elapsed what I want to do is for $data (@raw_data){ if $data contains "User" $username = [the word after User]; } The length of this string can vary so I cannot rely on "User" being at n charcters from beginning or end of string. I am sure it is a RegEx problem but any help/pointers appreciated. Thanks Kevin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]