>> An temp field $dup-counter contains an counter that is >> suffixed with x as in 23x have no idea how big of an >> number the counter can grow to. The suffix is all ways >> one position but has different alpha values. >> >> How do I separate $dup-counter into two new fields? >> $dup-number and $dup-sufix
> This will do it: > > $dup-number = substr($dup-counter, 0, length($dup-counter) - 1); > $dup-suffix = substr($dup-counter, -1, 1); or alternately: ($dup-number,$dup-suffix) = $dup-counter =~ /(\d+)(\w+)/; the regex could be loosened or made more strict as needed... aaron _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"