George Schlossnagle wrote: > my $size; > $out =~ /(\d+)/ && $size = $1; > > Regular expressions are good for this sort of task.
Yes, especially as it can be written in a very natural way: my ($size) = $out =~ /(\d+)/; Please note that the (...) around $size are important to force list context. Greetings, Janek -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]