mario kulka wrote: > I am trying to extract ".jpg" (subtype of the file) from the string: > c:\my_files\file.jpg
Mario, I didn't mean to mislead you. Here it _is_ proper to speak of "file extension" (or "suffix"). In the context of a MIME Content-type header like "text/plain", the "plain" is a subtype, not a file extension. > > I found the following pattern on the net: > $file =~ s/.*[\/\\](.*)/$1/; > which extracts the file name (file.jpg). I understood most of that > pattern except what does the (.*) part does? And how can I tweak it > so I only get the "jpg" part. You really should use the File::Basename module, which can split off the extension in a portable fashion. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
