Javeed Sar wrote: > > I have a statement as follows; > I need to split them into 3 parts; > > * test_merge1 \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws > > LIke this: > $var1 should have * > $var2 should have test_merge1 > $var3 should have \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws
$_ = '* test_merge1 \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws'; my ( $var1, $var2, $var3 ) = split; # OR using an explicit variable my $string = '* test_merge1 \\blrk35ed\views\test_merge1.vws'; my ( $var1, $var2, $var3 ) = split ' ', $string; John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]