On 01/08/2011 19:14, Dr.Ruud wrote:
my ($rtioverview) = $string =~ /(.{0,100})\b/;
That would have to be
my ($rtioverview) = $string =~ /(.{0,99})\S\b/;
to avoid terminating at the start of a non-space sequence.
Rob
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On 2011-07-28 15:23, Khabza Mkhize wrote:
I want to substring words, I might be using wrong terminology. But I tried
the following example the only problem I have it cut word any where it
likes. eg "breathtaking" on my string is only bre.
$string = "This is an awe-inspiring tour to the
My first impression was that he wanted the first hundred characters
rounded off to the previous or next full word. It sounded like he wanted
smart line breads at the word boundaries.
Bob McConnell
From: timothy adigun
> I get the point you are making here, if you check the subroutine "sub
> che
Hi Rob,
I get the point you are making here, if you check the subroutine "sub
checkStr{}" you see dat it confirm what you are pointing out. However, I
think the point there is the number of words the programmers wants! [Khabza,
correct me if am wrong].
Since, split function as indicated will remov
On 28/07/2011 14:23, Khabza Mkhize wrote:
I want to substring words, I might be using wrong terminology. But I tried
the following example the only problem I have it cut word any where it
likes. eg "breathtaking" on my string is only bre.
$string = "This is an awe-inspiring tour to the
Hello Khabza,
" I want to substring words, I might be using wrong terminology. But I tried
the following example the only problem I have it cut word any where it
likes. eg "breathtaking" on my string is only bre."
-- If you count your $string alphabeth by alphabeth from 0 to 100 including
eve
Hi Rob Coops,
" I want to substring words, I might be using wrong terminology. But I tried
the following example the only problem I have it cut word any where it
likes. eg "breathtaking" on my string is only bre."
-- If you count your $string alphabeth by alphabeth from 0 to 100 including
ev
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Khabza Mkhize wrote:
> I want to substring words, I might be using wrong terminology. But I tried
> the following example the only problem I have it cut word any where it
> likes. eg "breathtaking" on my string is only bre.
>
>
> $string = "This is an awe-in
