or just : my $String = "c:\my_files\file.jpg"; my (undef, $Ext) = (split /\./, $String);
-----Original Message----- From: mario kulka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: matching patterns I am trying to extract ".jpg" (subtype of the file) from the string: c:\my_files\file.jpg 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. thanks, M _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
