i am not so sure what the input is, this simple regex should solve your problem:
($ip_filtered) = /(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})/ or to match more exactly, you can use: Regexp::Common On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:22 AM, luke devon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I am storing IP in to a varable , $ip="172.22.8.10 \-"; > but i wanted to filter out only the ip . how can i do that ? please help > Thank you > Luke > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com