Beginner wrote:
/^(\w{2})\s+(\w+\s\w+\s\w+s\w+|\w+\s\w+\s\w+|\w+\s\w+|\w+)/);
It's worth noting that this could be written: /^(\w{2})\s+(\w+(?:\s\w+)*)/); Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/