hi I have not tried any thing believe me. I am not getting the logic to find also.
Give me ideas. I will try and confirm you, if you don't believe me Regards Sridhar -----Original Message----- From: Chris Devers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 October 2004 16:52 To: Kalkunte-Venkatachala, Sreedhar Cc: Perl Beginners List Subject: RE: how the print the first 7 letter of file name On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have written a program to monitor logs. Here I am substituting the > file name dynamically say : > /irrelevant_path_info/fadsdsafasdffdsar_asdffdsa_asfdfsad_asfdfsda.log > > would be: _fadsds > > So, I am not getting logic to capture this name > > Hope I am clear of my explanation You're getting there, but you've still shown no code for this. You seem to want the first 7 characters after the last slash. This can be done with one line, but I'm not going to give it to you. You have to demonstrate that you've at least attempted to write it. Only then will I show you how I might try to solve this problem. -- Chris Devers Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
