Scott Pham wrote: > I currently have this issue I can't seem to get to work correctly or > more like at all. > > I'm looking at a string say: > > (one,two,three) word,word2,word3,word4 > > When I split this string using the comma, it splits the ones in parens as > well. > > (one,two,three) word - this line should only be one string. So I was > thinking, I could just replace the commas with in the parens to > something say like -, so split doesn't pick it up. But I can't seem to > get this regex right to do this. I either end up replacing everything > or nothing at all. > > Has anyone done this before?
Yes, many people for many years. :-) > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. perldoc -q "How can I split a \[character\] delimited string except when inside \[character\]" John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
