David wrote: > > John W. Krahn wrote: > > > >> $current = $line[14]; > >> $jobid[$njob++] = $current; > >> $starttime{$current} = $line[2] . " "; > >> $starttime{$current} .= $line[3] . " "; > >> $starttime{$current} .= $line[4] . " "; > >> $starttime{$current} .= $line[5] . " "; > >> $starttime{$current} .= $line[6]; > > > > $starttime{$current} = join ' ', @line[2 .. 6]; > > or you could remove the need for join all together: > > $starttime{$current} = "@line[2..6]";
Which is exactly the same as: $starttime{$current} = join $", @line[2 .. 6]; _IF_ you can guarantee that the variable $" has the value ' '. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]