spaces in a variable

[Javeed SAR]

Hi,

How to remove spaces in a variable?
For eg if i have  variable $te

$te = $attr_tag .  $date;
chomp$te;
print "$te";

Gives me output as follows:

SYNC_CHECKWed Oct 9 12:20:53 2002

I want to remove all the spaces in output variable $te.

Regards 
javeed