On Fri, 2006-07-04 at 17:38 +0200, Brent Clark wrote: > Hi all > > I have a string like so > > 01.01.04 > > I need to split and add it to an array > > my method of > > ($abc) = $test =~ /\./g; > > does not seem to provide me with a satisfying result > > and I get back is the period. > > If anyone could assit, it would be most helpful > > Kind Regards > Brent Clark >
See `perldoc -f split` Try: #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my @abc = split /\./, '01.01.04'; print "@abc\n"; -- __END__ Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, --- Shawn "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." Aristotle * Perl tutorials at http://perlmonks.org/?node=Tutorials * A searchable perldoc is at http://perldoc.perl.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
