Split returns an array 
So you need to do something like

#!/bin/perl
$cmd="maheshverama           #XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#";
($key,$value)=split(/\s+/,$cmd);
print "$key, $value\n"; 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 20 September 2007 12:56
To: beginners@perl.org
Subject: White space split

Hello,

I am trying to do this

#!/bin/perl
$cmd="maheshverama           #XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#";
$cmd1=split /\s+/,$cmd;
print $cmd1;

Wanted the first part to be taken its giving me some numbers as output.

Thanks
Manoj

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