-----Original Message----- I have a string that has got 1||||2||||3|4|||5
What I need it in is 1|2|3|4|5 I have tried $string =~ s/\||/\|/g; and i get this as a result |1|||||2|||||3||4||||5| --------------------------- Johnno, I'll give you the two part answer: 1) Your regex matches one pipe, or "anything", because you didn't escape the second pipe character. 2) Try s/\|+/\|/g. The plus searches for one or more, and then replacement is just one. Chris LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
