Hello stefan, You will need just a basic regex, not a split.... my $string='# FRI MAY 02'; $string=/(.*?)\s+(.*)/; my $bash=$1; my $rest=$2;
Shawn ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 6:49 AM Subject: split hi guys, I would like to split a line like that # FRI MAY 02 .... in two parts: $bash = # $rest = FRI MAY.... in my version ($bash, $rest) = split(/\s/, $line); $rest only contains "FRI" because the line is splitted at every blank. how can I achieve that the line ist splitted only at the first blank after # ??? thanks in advance! greetings stefan -- 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]