simple question

[tsp120]

Hi,

I have a simple problem. I need to search in a string for an underscore and then 4 digits. ie "_1234". I then want to take this block of the string and store it in a variable. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks

 

[Nevermoor]

use a regular expression.

http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/littperl/perlreg.htm

 

[tsp120]

I know I can say

if ($var =~ /_\d\d\d\d/)
{
}

but I dont' know how to take those characters and store them into an array.

 

[tsp120]

sorry, not in an array, I meant in a seperate variable.

 

[Nevermoor]

http://www.troubleshooters.com/codecorn/littperl/perlreg.htm#StringSelections

this site explains it better than I can...

 

[tsp120]

got it working, thanks I appreciate it