Meidling, Keith, CTR, ISD wrote:
> UNCLASSIFIED
>
> I tried that, and I get the following error...
>
> Possible attempt to separate words with commas at C:\test.plx line
> 6.
> 'Start
> test',
> 'Stop
> test'
You should only get that warning if you used qw(), which Gary didn't.
@arr = qw('foo bar', 'baz qux'); # incorrect; gives warning
@arr = ('foo bar', 'baz qux'); # correct; assigns two elements
If your question is about using embedded whitespace in a qw list, you can't
do it, AFAIK.
>
> I'm running Active State Perl 5.6 on Windows 2000 Pro.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Stainburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:57 AM
> To: Meidling, Keith, CTR, ISD; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Assigning elements to array (U)
Since you (like me) use Outlook, consider installing Outlook QuoteFix:
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/
>
>
> On Monday 01 March 2004 1:54 pm, Meidling, Keith, CTR, ISD wrote:
> > UNCLASSIFIED
> >
> > How can I assign elements to an array that have spaces in them?
> >
> > Say I have two elements that I want to put into an array, one is
> > 'Start test' the other is 'stop test'. The only way I know how to
> > do this is by the following.
> >
> > my @array;
> >
> > $array[0]="Start test";
> > $array[1]="Stop test";
> >
> > Is there an easier way?
>
> Yup
>
> my @array=('Start test','Stop test');
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