Hi Chris, On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:58:00 -0600 Chris Stinemetz <chrisstinem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > Is that your company's policy, or do you just lack root access? If it's the latter, then see the various resources at http://perl-begin.org/topics/cpan/ , so you can see how to install Perl modules from CPAN under your home directory. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ First stop for Perl beginners - http://perl-begin.org/ Knuth is not God! It took him two days to build the Roman Empire. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
