Hi - use strict;
my $data = "Received 921MB 16764 3955 375 2.2% 1296 7.7%"; @_ = $data =~ /\b(\d+)\b/g; print "$_\n" for (@_); # prints 16764 3955 375 2 2 1296 7 7 print "$_[2]\n"; # prints your guy: 375 Throw the "global" (g) on the RegEx and get the results into an array... Aloha - Beau. -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 1:48 AM To: Perl List Subject: newbie question Hi again, Thanks john for helping me with this solution to get the 16764 out of the $data string ($recievedmail) = $data =~ /\b(\d+)\b/; I have another question How would I pick out the 375 in the same string $data = "Received 921MB 16764 3955 375 2.2% 1296 7.7%"; -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
