On Wed, 2002-01-16 at 07:15, Gary Hawkins wrote: > > However the script continues > > print @list3; > > my $var1='META'; > > @lista= grep{$var1} @list3;## not picked up at all > > print @lista > > > > anyone any clues > > Suppose I'm a little confused but perhaps you meant: > > print @list3; > @lista= grep(/META/, @list3); > print @lista; > > /g
thanks a lot couple of points this is basically a learning/getting rid of rustiness exercise why is this syntax not mentioned in programming perl - any ideas? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]