$PathOnly = "c:\Dir1\Dir2\Dir3"; @SubDirs = split('\', $PathOnly); #### @SubDirs = split('\\', $PathOnly); #### @SubDirs = split("\\", $PathOnly); #### my $SplitAt = "\\"; my @SubDirs = split($SplitAt, $PathOnly); #### my $SplitAt = "\\\\"; my @SubDirs = split($SplitAt, $PathOnly); #### my @SubDirs = split("\\\\", $PathOnly);