To keep this simple. On the text string I would like to: 1. replace all spaces with commas 2. strip all information before the date
=== Text string ==== 172.16.54.132 ssjobhnd Sun Jun 16 10:40:10 2002 SNBJH_3710J Task 1: KB transferred 8124972.2 Task time 830 s. Throughput 9789.1 KB/s === End Text String === === Begin === use strict; while(<>){ / ssjobhnd ('$)/g; # Postmatch all after 'ssjobhnd' ~ s/ /,/g; # Convert all spaces to commas print; } -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]