Split returns an array So you need to do something like #!/bin/perl $cmd="maheshverama #XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#"; ($key,$value)=split(/\s+/,$cmd); print "$key, $value\n";
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 September 2007 12:56 To: beginners@perl.org Subject: White space split 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. Thanks Manoj -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/ This e-mail is from the PA Group. For more information, see www.thepagroup.com. This e-mail may contain confidential information. Only the addressee is permitted to read, copy, distribute or otherwise use this email or any attachments. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately. Any opinion expressed in this e-mail is personal to the sender and may not reflect the opinion of the PA Group. Any e-mail reply to this address may be subject to interception or monitoring for operational reasons or for lawful business practices. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
