Michael Pratt wrote at Fri, 14 Jun 2002 00:14:41 +0200: > Well that doesnt give me what I want. I want to search a text file for a Key word >then display > the contents to a second keyword. > > For example take the above paragraph and display just ' want to search a text file >for a Key word > ' thats it. > >
So you also should have a look to a regex like: my ($content_between_keywords) = $text =~ /\Q$keyword1\E (.*?) \Q$keyword2\E/sx; or in the upper case, its: my $content = $text =~ /I (.*?) then/sx; but $content would be ' want. I want to search ...', because I starts earlier :-) Best Wishes, Janek -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]