--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to do this
>
> #!/bin/perl
> $cmd="maheshverama #XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#";
> $cmd1=split /\s+/,$cmd;
> print $cmd1;
>
> Wanted the first part to be taken its giving me some numbers as output.
>
Hello,
because split return a list,which is expressed as a number when in scalar
context.This number is the list's length.
you may do,
my ($cmd1) = split/\s+/,$cmd;
($cmd1) force it to be in list context,and get the correct value.
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