Or even my @values = split(/ /,qx'..........');
should work. I can't test that where I am, but unless there is some weird caveat with the qx operator (which I don't usually use), then it should work. -----Original Message----- From: Mauro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 1:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how to assign an external command aoutput to an array Ok Ok i found solution: my $got_value=qx'.........'; my @values=split / /,$got_value: Thank You -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>