-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Kaufman Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 10:29 PM To: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Subject: Re: Easy One
<snip: Bill's email> > my ($b, $c) = ($1, $2) if $a =~ /^(\D+)(\d+)/; Don't do that! $a and $b are special variables used by perl for sorting (and even if they weren't it would be bad form to use variables whose names have no bearing on their contents). _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs