Shaun Bramley wrote: > > I have data that for some god foresaken reason is using two or three methods > of delimitting names. Some are delimitted using '//' others with ';'. > > I have tried using @names = split( /(;)|(\/\/)/, $authors[$x]); however > this doesn't have the intended result. > > Is this possible? or am I doing something wrong??
The parentheses are capturing and including the delimiters in the output. Use non-capturing parentheses. @names = split m!(?:;|//)!, $authors[$x]; John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
