This looks more complicated, but is essentially the same problem you ran into before, with one extra step. How do you get rid of what you don't want so that you can add just the numbers. If you look at each line, they all start with:
some word characters a colon some space characters a $ $_ =~ s/\^w+:\s+\$//; will remove the above, then you just have left what you started with in the last question. -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Ambraal To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 3/19/02 7:07 AM Subject: Seach around word text - display totals only! An input data file looks like this: (see below) Description: financial amount Shoes: $110 Car: $3,100 Rates: $0,50 I want to add the total of amount. Also want to add all the totals containing an "s" discription. My problem is basically Searching arround the word text to display the total only. Certainly I know how to go about adding the totals. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
