I had the same thought. Is there a reason why the OP doesn't want to give the user two prompts? It seems like the most stable way of getting the information.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Phoenix Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:47 PM To: Gerald Wheeler Cc: beginners@perl.org Subject: Re: regexpressions help On 2/14/06, Gerald Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to allow input of a person's first and last name in one form > field, nothing more, nothing less Robert de Niro? Mary Kay Place? Arthur Conan Doyle? Harry S Truman? Kim Jong-il? brian d foy? Sting? John Paul II? George W. Bush? Prince Charles? <snip> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>