>is there a better way to do this: > if ($line =~ /(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)/o)
I think,at least,the 'o' option is not needed here.because your express didn't include any variable. -- Jeff Pang NetEase AntiSpam Team http://corp.netease.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>