On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:42 AM, Dr.Ruud <rvtol+use...@isolution.nl> wrote: > On 2011-12-14 05:43, Chris Stinemetz wrote: > >> I am trying to split the first element of an array by white space then >> continue reading the rest of the file. >> Thus far I am having trouble figuring out how to split the first line. > > > You have an XY problem, you are probably looking for > http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Text::CSV_XS. >
Text::CSV_XS is not an option for me. The unix system I am developing Perl scripts on doesn't allow me to install local libraries from CPAN. Thank you, Chris -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/