'.' is an RE metachar, so, at the least, you want to escape it: split(/\./ If you're fairly confident about the format: my ($a, $b, $c, $d, $e, $f) = split(/[^\d]/, $projectnumber);
that is, split on non-digits or specify the actual chars: my ($a, $b, $c, $d, $e, $f) = split(/[-\/.]/, $projectnumber); Note a couple things, in a char class (square brackets) '.' is *not* a metachar, but the '/' still is (escaped) and the dash is, unless its the first char in the class. Otherwise, it is used for a range (e.g. [a-Z]) and will make a range out of whatever its next to. A common, quite tricky mistake. a Andy Bach, Sys. Mangler Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] VOICE: (608) 261-5738 FAX 264-5932 Rule #8 Don't close the latch on an empty DLT drive _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
