It's Friday, so I may be wrong but... $_ = '__---*&^Test'; /([a-z0-9])/i; print $1;
gives me: T -----Original Message----- From: Arnold, Mark D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: First alphanumeric character I suppose this should be easy, but I can't seem to figure it out. How would I grab the first alphanumeric character of a title (ignoring quotes or other punctuation)? Mark Arnold SMSU Libraries Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri http://www.gordano.com - Messaging for educators.
