> henry wrote:

>      #!/usr/bin/perl -w
>      $record ="Pacific:ocean"
>      my($a,$b)=split(/:/,$record);
>      print "$a\n";
>      print "$b\n";
> 
>     My problem is :
>         In practical use , I usually get
>         $record = "             a :        b" ;
> 
>     How do I  take out those blanks ?

  $record =~ s/\s+//g;

HTH HAND

-rickw



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