I have read about this before but it hadn't clicked. That helps clear up a lot of issues.
Thanks > something like > if ($data =~ /User ([^ ]*)/) > { > $username = $1; > } > > what happends there is that it checks for the occurance of User then a > space followed by 0-* nonspace chars. it puts the nonspace cars, ie the > username in $1 since we hve the () around that part. > > you should read the documentation at 'perldoc perlre' and/or read books > about perl. My guess is that it'd take you 5 mins of reading in learning > perl to solve this problem. > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]