GöTz Verdieck wrote: > > Hi, Hello,
> I'm looking for a solution for the following problem: > > This is the list I have : $kommalist ="20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,31,32,33"; > > And I want to convert it into : $newlist ="20..25,27,28,31..33"; > > So, I only want to combine the elements if there are more than two like > 20,21,23 > > Any hint or code will help. Perhaps this will help: $ perl -le' use Set::IntSpan; my $kommalist = "20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,31,32,33"; my $set = new Set::IntSpan $kommalist; my $newlist = Set::IntSpan::run_list $set; print $newlist; ' 20-25,27-28,31-33 John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]